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1 HOUSE RESOLUTION
2 WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of
3 Representatives are pleased to honor milestones in the
4 history of Illinois businesses; and
5 WHEREAS, The law firm of Churchill, Baumgartner and Quinn
6 Ltd. is celebrating 97 years at the same corner in downtown
7 Grayslake, Illinois; the firm has been a part of the
8 Grayslake Area Chamber of Commerce for 50 years, since the
9 founding of the Chamber in the village of Grayslake; and
10 WHEREAS, Churchill, Baumgartner and Quinn Ltd. was
11 founded in 1903 by Rolla Wilson (R.W.) Churchill; in 1939
12 George O. Churchill joined his father in the practice; in the
13 mid-1950s R.W. Churchill retired, leaving his son to run the
14 family business on his own; in 1960, John Baumgartner joined
15 his uncle in the firm, followed by Robert Churchill in 1973
16 and Bill Churchill in 1977; and
17 WHEREAS, Robert Churchill served as a State
18 Representative from 1983 to 1999; during his tenure he served
19 as a House Republican Deputy Leader; was the House Majority
20 Leader during the 89th General Assembly; and presently serves
21 as a member of the Illinois Prisoner Review Board; and
22 WHEREAS, Today, Churchill, Baumgartner and Quinn Ltd. has
23 eight attorneys, and is one of the largest exclusively Lake
24 County law firms; John W. Quinn, John (Jack) Richtman, Mark
25 T. Hamilton, Michael B. Betar, and Leo J. Delaney also share
26 the legal duties in the firm founded by R.W. Churchill; and
27 WHEREAS, The Churchill family has a long history in the
28 area as well; the father of R.W. Churchill, Oliver Churchill,
29 first came to the area 160 years ago from Missouri, at the
30 end of the Civil War; therefore, be it
31 RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE
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1 NINETY-FIRST GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that
2 we congratulate the firm of Churchill, Baumgartner and Quinn
3 Ltd. on their 97 years in Grayslake, Illinois, and the 50th
4 anniversary of their joining the Grayslake Chamber of
5 Commerce; and be it further
6 RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
7 presented to Churchill, Baumgartner and Quinn Ltd.