Illinois HR 358: CONGRATS-VILLAGE OF RIVERSIDE

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HR0358LRB104 13661 ECR 26316 r

1HOUSE RESOLUTION

2 WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of 

3Representatives wish to congratulate the Village of Riverside 

4on the occasion of its 150th anniversary; and

5 WHEREAS, The area now known as Riverside was originally 

6home to diverse Native American communities long before the 

7arrival of European explorers and traders; and

8 WHEREAS, In the 1820s, the Riverside area served as a 

9major trading post due to its proximity to the Chicago Portage 

10and the Portage Trail, and the location welcomed many settlers 

11from the 1830s to the 1860s; and

12 WHEREAS, The Riverside Improvement Company hired Frederick 

13Law Olmsted and Calvert Vaux to prepare a town plan for the 

14area along the bend of the Des Plaines River in 1869; and

15 WHEREAS, Frederick Law Olmsted and Calvert Vaux conceived 

16the General Plan of Riverside, which the Riverside Improvement 

17Company quickly began implementing; and

18 WHEREAS, The residents of unincorporated Riverside 

19determined that a proper village government was necessary to 

20complete the General Plan of Riverside and to provide 

HR0358- 2 -LRB104 13661 ECR 26316 r

1essential public services for their new town, and the 29 

2residents of Riverside voted to officially incorporate the 

3Village of Riverside as a municipality of the State of 

4Illinois on August 8, 1875; and

5 WHEREAS, Riverside's incorporation was a pivotal moment 

6that established the village as an independent municipal 

7entity with its own governing structure and the ability to 

8implement local ordinances, manage public services, and 

9preserve and grow the community's unique character; and

10 WHEREAS, Due to the volunteer efforts of Riverside 

11