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HR0210LRB104 12764 MST 23991 r

1HOUSE RESOLUTION

2 WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of 

3Representatives wish to congratulate the Village of 

4Bourbonnais on the occasion of its 150th anniversary; and

5 WHEREAS, Between 1829-1832, the settlement Bourbonnais 

6Grove was founded by Francois Bourbonnais Sr., a 

7French-Canadian fur trader who lived north of Bourbonnais 

8Creek and traded with the Potawatomi people, and in 1834, 

9French-Canadian fur trader Noel LeVasseur established a 

10trading post in the settlement, which became a focal point for 

11the community; and

12 WHEREAS, In 1853, the Illinois State Legislature formed 

13Kankakee County out of the north part of Iroquois County and 

14the south part of Will County, which included the north and 

15south banks of the Kankakee River, and Bourbonnais Grove 

16became a part of Kankakee County; and

17 WHEREAS, The village grew as an agricultural community and 

18was shaped by its Catholic traditions; in 1858, the Maternity 

19of the Blessed Virgin Mary Church was built by the residents 

20and served as a cultural cornerstone for the community; and

21 WHEREAS, In 1875, Bourbonnais Grove was incorporated as 

HR0210- 2 -LRB104 12764 MST 23991 r

1the Village of Bourbonnais, with George R. LeTourneau as its 

2first mayor; and

3 WHEREAS, St. Viator College for boys was founded as an 

4academy for boys in 1865 and received a university charter 

5from the State of Illinois in 1874; and

6 WHEREAS, The Illinois State Legislature passed a 

7resolution designating a portion of Interstate 57, including 

8Bourbonnais, as the French-Canadian Heritage Corridor in 2015; 

9and

10 WHEREAS, Today, Bourbonnais celebrates its rich history 

11while serving as a