Bill Text: IL HR0745 | 2023-2024 | 103rd General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Congratulates the Village of Stewardson on its 150th anniversary.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)

Status: (Passed) 2024-05-03 - Resolution Adopted [HR0745 Detail]

Download: Illinois-2023-HR0745-Introduced.html

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HOUSE RESOLUTION
WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of
Representatives wish to congratulate the Village of Stewardson
on the occasion of its 150th anniversary; and
WHEREAS, Stewardson, located on Route 32 in the
southeastern part of Shelby County, was founded on September
30, 1874; and
WHEREAS, Stewardson's namesake, William Stewardson Jr.,
was born to William and Mary Nicholson Stewardson in
Westmoreland County, England on February 24, 1828; he came to
Shelby County in 1845; he married Nancy Douthit in 1851, and
they relocated to Richland and Prairie Township soon after;
and
WHEREAS, Stewardson was plotted by the surveyor of Shelby
County on January 10, 1874, and it was incorporated as a
village on September 30, 1874; and
WHEREAS, Stewardson's 150-year history includes a number
of important events, such as the establishment of the
Enterprise, the first village newspaper, in 1878, the building
of an opera hall in 1893, the completion of the Hoffman Block
Building in 1909, the vote for the village to be a dry
community in 1910 which was later appealed in 2013, the

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consolidation of Stewardson-Strasburg and the opening of a new
high school north of town along Route 32 in 1951, the placement
of street signs at intersections in 1969, the opening of a new
series station and convenience store in 2000, and the opening
of a Dollar General in 2022; and
WHEREAS, Stewardson's school system was consolidated in
1949, with its first class graduating from the new high school
in 1951; the Stewardson Grade School was built adjoined to the
high school in 1967; the old Stewardson Grade School building
was then sold to the village to become the civic center in
1970, and the structure was demolished in 1980; the school
system added an every-day kindergarten in 1988, a
prekindergarten in 1995, and a new junior wing in 1997; and
WHEREAS, Today, Stewardson is home to over 20 businesses,
three churches, the Stewardson Fire and Ambulance District, a
new Stewardson Community Center, and a new American Legion
Hall; and
WHEREAS, Stewardson is a standing example of the positive
growth that can be found in a small community; its citizens
show care and concern for one's family, neighbors, and
community, and they also show continued dedication towards
growth and a positive vision for the future; and

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WHEREAS, Stewardson will celebrate its 150th anniversary
from June 27 through June 30, 2024; therefore, be it
RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ONE
HUNDRED THIRD GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that
we congratulate the Village of Stewardson on its 150th
anniversary; and be it further
RESOLVED, That we encourage that the people of Stewardson
continue to enjoy their lives in the serenity a small hometown
brings to its inhabitants; and be it further