Illinois HR 455: CONGRATS-BELLE VALLEY SD 119

Status: Resolution Adopted (as of 2025-10-14)

State: Illinois · Session: 104th · Bill: HR 455

Sponsors: Jay Hoffman

Bill Text

• 

 Illinois General Assembly - Full Text of HR0455 

• 

• 

• 

• 

• 

• 

• 

• 

• 

• 

• 

• 

 Select Language

 × 

 The Illinois General Assembly offers the Google Translate™ service for visitor convenience. In no way should it be considered accurate as to the translation of any content herein.

 Visitors of the Illinois General Assembly website are encouraged to use other translation services available on the internet.

 The English language version is always the official and authoritative version of this website.

 NOTE: To return to the original English language version, select the "Show Original" button on the Google Translate™ menu bar at the top of the window.

 Choose Language 

 English 

 Afrikaans 

 Albanian 

 Arabic 

 Armenian 

 Azerbaijani 

 Basque 

 Bengali 

 Bosnian 

 Catalan 

 Croatian 

 Czech 

 Danish 

 Dutch 

 Esperanto 

 Estonian 

 Filipino 

 Finnish 

 French 

 Galician 

 Georgian 

 German 

 Greek 

 Gujarati 

 Haitian Creole 

 Hausa 

 Hawaiian 

 Hebrew 

 Hindi 

 Hungarian 

 Icelandic 

 Indonesian 

 Interlingua 

 Interlingue 

 Inuktitut 

 Irish 

 Italian 

 Japanese 

 Javanese 

 Kannada 

 Khmer 

 Korean 

 Latin 

 Latvian 

 Lithuanian 

 Luxembourgish 

 Macedonian 

 Malagasy 

 Malayalam 

 Maltese 

 Maori 

 Marathi 

 Myanmar 

 Nepali 

 Norwegian 

 Odia 

 Pashto 

 Punjabi 

 Romanian 

 Russian 

 Samoan 

 Sango 

 Sanskrit 

 Sardinian 

 Sindhi 

 Sinhala 

 Slovak 

 Slovenian 

 Somali 

 Southern Sotho 

 Spanish 

 Sundanese 

 Swahili 

 Swedish 

 Tamil 

 Telugu 

 Thai 

 Tigrinya 

 Tonga 

 Turkish 

 Ukrainian 

 Urdu 

 Vietnamese 

 Welsh 

 Xhosa 

 Yiddish 

 Yoruba 

 Zulu 

 Powered by Translate 

 Close 

 Illinois General Assembly

 Top Navigation Bar

 Translate 

 Learn 

 Select General Assembly 

 Search the 104th General Assembly 

 Enter search terms for legislation, members, committees, or schedules. 

 ILGA.GOV 

• 

• 

 LEGISLATION & LAWS 

• Bills & Resolutions 

• Public Acts 

• Illinois Compiled Statutes 

• Illinois Constitution 

• Search Legislation 

• Glossary 

• Guide 

• 

 Reports & Inquiry 

• Legislative Reports 

• Special Reports 

• FTP Site 

• Legislator Lookup 

• Capitol Complex Phone Numbers 

• 

 Rules & Regulations 

• Illinois Register 

• Administrative Rules 

• 

 Senate 

• 
 Members 

• Schedules 

• Committees 

• 

 Request for Remote Testimony 

• Journals 

• Transcripts 

• Rules 

• Audio/Video 

• FOIA Information 

• Senate Employment Opportunities 

• Media Guidelines 

• 

 House 

• 
 Members 

• Schedules 

• Committees 

• 

 Submit testimony for House Committees 

• Journals 

• Transcripts 

• Rules 

• Audio/Video 

• FOIA Information 

• House Employment Opportunities 

• Log In 

 Mobile Top Bar

 Search the 104th General Assembly 

 Enter keywords to search the Illinois General Assembly website. 

 Full Text of HR0455

• Home 

• Legislation 

• Full Text 

 HR0455 - 104th General Assembly 

• 
 Bill Status 

• 
 Full Text 

• 
 Votes 

• 
 Witness Slips 

 Select Menu 

 Bill Status 
 Full Text 
 Votes 
 Witness Slips 
 Printer Friendly Version 

 Introduced 

 Printer Friendly Version 

 Introduced 

 Open PDF 

HR0455LRB104 15202 ECR 28348 r

1HOUSE RESOLUTION

2 WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of 

3Representatives wish to congratulate Belle Valley School 

4District 119 on the occasion of its 150th anniversary; and

5 WHEREAS, Belle Valley School District 119 was established 

6in Belleville to promote educational excellence and to foster 

7the growth and development of students in the community; and

8 WHEREAS, The mission of Belle Valley School District 119, 

9"We AIM High, Achieving Important Milestones", embodies its 

10core values of academic excellence through fostering a love of 

11learning and providing the necessary tools for students to 

12achieve, integrity and kindness through encouraging honesty, 

13respect, and compassion everyday, and mindful growth through 

14supporting emotional and social development of students while 

15building confidence and resilience; and

16 WHEREAS, Belle Valley School District 119's first school 

17was built as a one-room, red brick building on Green Mount Lane 

18in 1850, and this structure served students until a cyclone 

19damaged its roof in 1896 and was subsequently demolished in 

201906; and

21 WHEREAS, Belle Valley School District 119's second school, 

HR0455- 2 -LRB104 15202 ECR 28348 r

1another one-room, brick schoolhouse that was heated by a 

2potbelly stove, was built near the Belle Valley Coal Company 

3on Mascoutah Road around 1870, and it remained in use until 

41950; and

5 WHEREAS, Belle Valley School District 119's third school 

6building was constructed at 1901 Mascoutah Road in 1951, 

7undergoing several expansions to meet the needs of a growing 

8student population in 1959, 1961, 1967, and 1969; around the 

9same time, the school district adde

View Illinois HR 455 on LegisTrack → — full text, sponsors, votes, campaign finance, and cross-state matches.