<tr><td class="xsl" colspan="3"><p> </p> </td></tr></td></tr><tr><td class="xsl" colspan="3"><table class="xsl" width="100%"><colgroup width="5%"></colgroup><colgroup width="5%"></colgroup><colgroup width="30%"></colgroup><colgroup width="20%"></colgroup><colgroup width="40%"></colgroup><tr><td class="number"></td><td class="junk"></td><td class="xsl" align="left">HR0308</td><td class="xsl" align="center"></td><td class="xsl" align="right">LRB104 11913 ECR 22004 r</td></tr></table></td></tr><tr><td class="xsl"> </td></tr><tr><td class="number">1</td><td class="junk"></td><td class="xsl" ><center><code>HOUSE RESOLUTION</code></center> </td></tr><tr><td class="number">2</td><td class="junk"></td><td class="xsl" ><code> </code><code>WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of </code></td></tr><tr><td class="number">3</td><td class="junk"></td><td class="xsl" ><code>Representatives wish to commend C.H. Hanson on its decades of </code></td></tr><tr><td class="number">4</td><td class="junk"></td><td class="xsl" ><code>accomplishments, charitable giving, and commitment to the </code></td></tr><tr><td class="number">5</td><td class="junk"></td><td class="xsl" ><code>Chicagoland community; and</code> </td></tr><tr><td class="number">6</td><td class="junk"></td><td class="xsl" ><code> </code><code>WHEREAS, C.H. Hanson has been an important metalworking </code></td></tr><tr><td class="number">7</td><td class="junk"></td><td class="xsl" ><code>and construction tool manufacturer in Chicagoland since 1866; </code></td></tr><tr><td class="number">8</td><td class="junk"></td><td class="xsl" ><code>and</code> </td></tr><tr><td class="number">9</td><td class="junk"></td><td class="xsl" ><code> </code><code>WHEREAS, C.H. Hanson was founded by a Danish immigrant, </code></td></tr><tr><td class="number">10</td><td class="junk"></td><td class="xsl" ><code>Christian Henry Hanson, who joined with the United States </code></td></tr><tr><td class="number">11</td><td class="junk"></td><td class="xsl" ><code>forces in the Civil War and participated in many significant </code></td></tr><tr><td class="number">12</td><td class="junk"></td><td class="xsl" ><code>battles, including the Battle of Gettysburg where he was </code></td></tr><tr><td class="number">13</td><td class="junk"></td><td class="xsl" ><code>wounded; and</code> </td></tr><tr><td class="number">14</td><td class="junk"></td><td class="xsl" ><code> </code><code>WHEREAS, Christian Hanson was taken to Fort Dearborn in </code></td></tr><tr><td class="number">15</td><td class="junk"></td><td class="xsl" ><code>Chicago and decided to stay and plant roots in the growing </code></td></tr><tr><td class="number">16</td><td class="junk"></td><td class="xsl" ><code>city; and</code> </td></tr><tr><td class="number">17</td><td class="junk"></td><td class="xsl" ><code> </code><code>WHEREAS, Six years after establishing C.H. Hanson as a </code></td></tr><tr><td class="number">18</td><td class="junk"></td><td class="xsl" ><code>stencil business, Hanson's location was destroyed by the Great </code></td></tr><tr><td class="number">19</td><td class="junk"></td><td class="xsl" ><code>Chicago Fire; and</code> </td></tr><tr><td class="number">20</td><td class="junk"></td><td class="xsl" ><code> </code><code>WHEREAS, Undeterred, and with just a handful of stencil </code></td></tr></table><table class="xsl" width="650"><tr><td class="lineNum" colspan="3"><p> </p><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td class="xsl" colspan="3"><table class="xsl" width="100%"><colgroup width="5%"></colgroup><colgroup width="5%"></colgroup><colgroup width="30%"></colgroup><colgroup width="20%"></colgroup><colgroup width="40%"></colgroup><tr><td class="number"></td><td class="junk"></td><td class="xsl" align="left">HR0308</td><td class="xsl" align="center">- 2 -</td><td class="xsl" align="right">LRB104 11913 ECR 22004 r</td></tr></table></td></tr><tr><td class="xsl"> </td></tr><tr><td class="number">1</td><td class="junk"></td><td class="xsl" ><code>dies and the clothes on his back, Christian Hanson rebuilt his </code></td></tr><tr><td class="number">2</td><td class="junk"></td><td class="xsl" ><code>business stronger than ever; and</code> </td></tr><tr><td class="number">3</td><td class="junk"></td><td class="xsl" ><code> </code><code>WHEREAS, More than 150 years later, C.H. Hanson continues </code></td></tr><tr><td class="number">4</td><td class="junk"></td><td class="xsl" ><code>to be owned and operated by the Hanson family; and</code> </td></tr><tr><td class="number">5</td><td class="junk"></td><td class="xsl" ><code> </code><code>WHEREAS, C.H. Hanson is currently located in Naperville, </code></td></tr><tr><td class="number">6</td><td class="junk"></td><td class="xsl" ><code>where it serves as an important employer for the community; </code></td></tr><tr><td class="number">7</td><td class="junk"></td><td class="xsl" ><code>and</code> </td></tr><tr><td class="number">8</td><td class="junk"></td><td class="xsl" ><code> </code><code>WHEREAS, C.H. Hanson remains committed to veteran and </code></td></tr><tr><td class="number">9</td><td class="junk"></td><td class="xsl" ><code>servicemember causes, most recently collecting 1,365 pounds of </code></td></tr><tr><td class="number">10</td><td class="junk"></td><td class="xsl" ><code>candy to send to troops overseas during the holiday season; </code></td></tr><tr><td class="number">11</td><td class="junk"></td><td class="xsl" ><code>and</code> </td></tr><tr><td class="number">12</td><td class="junk"></td><td class="xsl" ><code> </code><code>WHEREAS, C.H. Hanson regularly gives back to the community </code></td></tr><tr><td class="number">13</td><td class="junk"></td><td class="xsl" ><code>by supporting cancer research, Toys for Tots, and efforts to </code></td></tr><tr><td class="number">14</td><td class="junk"></td><td class="xsl" ><code>end hunger; and</code> </td></tr><tr><td class="number">15</td><td class="junk"></td><td class="xsl" ><code> </code><code>WHEREAS, C.H. Hanson continues to develop quality products </code></td></tr><tr><td class="number">16</td><td class="junk"></td><td class="xsl" ><code>that serve the construction, metalworking, and plumbing tool </code></td></tr><tr><td class="number">17</td><td class="junk"></td><td class="xsl" ><code>markets; therefore, be it</code> </td></tr><tr><td class="number">18</td><td class="junk"></td><td class="xsl" ><code> </code><code>RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ONE </code></td></tr><tr><td class="number">19</td><td class="junk"></td><td class="xsl" ><code>HUNDRED FOURTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that </code></td></tr><tr><td class="number">20</td><td class="junk"></td><td class="xsl" ><code>we commend C.H. Hanson, its employees, and the Hanson family </code></td></tr></table><table class="xsl" width="650"><tr><td class="lineNum" colspan="3"><p> </p><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td class="xsl" colspan="3"><table class="xsl" width="100%"><colgroup width="5%"></colgroup><colgroup width="5%"></colgroup><colgroup width="30%"></colgroup><colgroup width="20%"></colgroup><colgroup width="40%"></colgroup><tr><td class="number"></td><td class="junk"></td><td class="xsl" align="left">HR0308</td><td class="xsl" align="center">- 3 -</td><td class="xsl" align="right">LRB104 11913 ECR 22004 r</td></tr></table></td></tr><tr><td class="xsl"> </td></tr><tr><td class="number">1</td><td class="junk"></td><td class="xsl" ><code>for their decades of accomplishments, charitable giving, and </code></td></tr><tr><td class="number">2</td><td class="junk"></td><td class="xsl" ><code>commitment to the Chicagoland community; and be it further</code> </td></tr><tr><td class="number">3</td><td class="junk"></td><td class="xsl" ><code> </code><code>RESOLVED, That we wish C.H. Hanson many more decades of </code></td></tr><tr><td class="number">4</td><td class="junk"></td><td class="xsl" ><code>continued success; and be it further</code> </td></tr><tr><td class="number">5</td><td class="junk"></td><td class="xsl" ><code> </code><code>RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be </code></td></tr><tr><td class="number">6</td><td class="junk"></td><td class="xsl" ><code>presented to C.H. Hanson as an expression of our esteem and </code></td></tr><tr><td class="number">7</td><td class="junk"></td><td class="xsl" ><code>respect.</code>