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HR0469LRB104 15247 LAW 28397 r

1HOUSE RESOLUTION

2 WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of 

3Representatives wish to congratulate Crete Township in Will 

4County on the occasion of its 175th anniversary of township 

5government operations; and

6 WHEREAS, Township government was established in this State 

7by the Illinois Constitution of 1848; constitutional delegates 

8gave each county the option to choose between a township or a 

9county commission form of government; the first townships were 

10formed in Illinois in 1849, and they began operating a year 

11later; today, 85 of the State's 102 counties operate under a 

12township government system, which includes 1,433 townships, 

13serving more than 8 million people throughout Illinois; and

14 WHEREAS, The origin of township government in North 

15America dates back to the Pilgrims of 1636, and it still 

16operates under the same basic principles of democratic rule as 

17it did 389 years ago, such as the implementation of town 

18meetings as the cornerstone of citizen input; today, township 

19governments in Illinois still lean heavily on annual meetings 

20to permit each and every citizen an opportunity to give direct 

21input towards the governing process, holding these annual 

22meetings on the second Tuesday of April every year; and

HR0469- 2 -LRB104 15247 LAW 28397 r

1 WHEREAS, Modern township governments in Illinois continue 

2to provide the same basic services they did 175 years ago, and 

3these basic services include general assistance, providing 

4food, shelter, and emergency relief to people unable to 

5support themselves or who do not qualify for other forms of 

6assistance, in addition to property assessment through 

7township assesso