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1 HOUSE RESOLUTION
2 WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of
3 Representatives wish to congratulate the Jacksonville Country
4 Club on its 100th anniversary; and
5 WHEREAS, The Jacksonville Country Club was started on July
6 21, 1899 at its original location south of Mound Road,
7 northwest of what is now the YMCA in Jacksonville; and
8 WHEREAS, On May 1, 1924, the current location of the
9 Jacksonville Country Club at 100 Country Club Road was
10 purchased by the trustees of Jacksonville Country Club
11 Estates, which included H.W. King, H.K. Chenoweth, A.H.
12 Dollear, C.M. Bell, Paul D. Moriarty, Nelson McMurphy, James
13 Elliot, C.Y. Rowe, and H.P. Samuell; and
14 WHEREAS, The Jacksonville Country Club clubhouse and nine
15 hole golf course opened on July 4th, 1925, followed by the
16 tennis court built in 1928, the swimming pool completed in
17 1955, and the 18 hole golf course finished in 1966; and
18 WHEREAS, The Jacksonville Country Club pro shop was built
19 in 1977, followed by the formal dining room added in 1991 and
20 the new swimming pool and bathhouse constructed in 1994; and
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1 WHEREAS, In 2023, the Centennial Fund was launched to
2 address various projects, including updating the clubhouse
3 together with the bar and fairway room, renovating the golf
4 course bunkers, resurfacing the tennis and pickleball courts,
5 purchasing a new golf cart fleet, upgrading computer software
6 and hardware, improving the grounds and kitchen equipment, and
7 retiring the mortgage; and
8 WHEREAS, These improvements over the years, as well as the
9 incredible members, administrators, and atmosphere, have made
10 the Jacksonville Country Club one of the hidden gems of
11 Illinois; therefore, be it
12 RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ONE
13 HUNDRED THIRD GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that
14 we congratulate the Jacksonville Country Club on their
15 centennial anniversary, and we wish the club continued success
16 in the future; and be it further
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