Bill Text: IL HR0863 | 2023-2024 | 103rd General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Commends the City of Zion on its ongoing efforts to transform Zion into the Zinnia capital of Illinois.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2024-11-12 - Resolution Adopted [HR0863 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2023-HR0863-Introduced.html
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| 1 | HOUSE RESOLUTION | ||||||
| 2 | WHEREAS, On March 20, 2018, the Zion City Council named | ||||||
| 3 | the zinnia as the official flower of Zion; and
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| 4 | WHEREAS, Zinnias hold historical significance, as the | ||||||
| 5 | founders of Zion planted zinnias in front of the Shiloh House, | ||||||
| 6 | a mansion that was built in 1901 and was the residence of | ||||||
| 7 | Zion's founder, Dr. John Alexander Dowie; and
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| 8 | WHEREAS, Zion officials and residents are proud to call | ||||||
| 9 | the zinnia their official flower, connecting the city's rich | ||||||
| 10 | heritage to the founders; and
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| 11 | WHEREAS, Zion encourages its residents to plant zinnias | ||||||
| 12 | around town to beautify the community; and
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| 13 | WHEREAS, Zinnias represent joy and prosperity as each dead | ||||||
| 14 | flower produces new seeds, inspiring and motivating the | ||||||
| 15 | community to continue to grow more and more zinnias; and
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| 16 | WHEREAS, The zinnia comes in a variety of colors and | ||||||
| 17 | sizes, symbolizing Zion's greatest asset, its diversity; and
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| 18 | WHEREAS, Planting zinnias adds to a resident's quality of | ||||||
| 19 | life as gardening reduces stress and gives residents and | ||||||
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| 1 | visitors alike a reason to enjoy the outdoors; and
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| 2 | WHEREAS, Zion became a Monarch City on April 6, 2021 and is | ||||||
| 3 | dedicated to caring for and celebrating monarchs, hosting an | ||||||
| 4 | annual Zinnia & Monarch Festival; and
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| 5 | WHEREAS, Zinnias provide a great source of nectar for | ||||||
| 6 | monarch butterflies; and
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| 7 | WHEREAS, Businesses and individuals are adopting locations | ||||||
| 8 | to plant zinnias around the community and are encouraging | ||||||
| 9 | residents to plant them at their homes; therefore, be it
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| 10 | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ONE | ||||||
| 11 | HUNDRED THIRD GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that | ||||||
| 12 | we commend the City of Zion on its ongoing efforts to transform | ||||||
| 13 | Zion into the Zinnia capital of Illinois; and be it further
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