[Congressional Record Volume 160, Number 42 (Thursday, March 13, 2014)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages E374-E375]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




    CONGRATULATING THE VILLAGE OF SCHILLER PARK ON THEIR CENTENNIAL 
                              ANNIVERSARY

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                           HON. MIKE QUIGLEY

                              of illinois

                    in the house of representatives

                        Thursday, March 13, 2014

  Mr. QUIGLEY. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to honor the Village of 
Schiller Park, Illinois, which is celebrating its 100th Anniversary.
  The village just outside the City of Chicago incorporated in 1914 as 
Kolze was later named Schiller Park in 1926. Although several areas 
were annexed into the village during the 1920s and 1930s, few homes 
were built. In 1932, Julia Kolze, daughter-in-law of the founder, 
became the first woman village president or mayor in Illinois. Her 
avowed strategy was to employ kitchen table economics, running 
government on a budget the way she ran her household.
  Today, Schiller Park is home to over 11,000 residents, hundreds of 
businesses, numerous schools and religious institutes, and a variety of 
parks and recreational facilities. They strive for that small town 
feeling while located in a great metropolitan area which is 
incorporated in their motto: ``Small town feel with a world at its 
touch.''
  The Village of Schiller Park is a prime example of what any community 
should be. They provide services to residents of all ages. For the past 
six years, Schiller Park has hosted ``Make a Difference Day,'' an 
initiative to engage members of the community in acts of kindness to 
benefit seniors and disabled residents of the village. These projects 
include leaf raking, yard cleaning, or running simple errands for their 
elderly and disabled neighbors. Schiller Park also hosts a wide range 
of events such as Family Fun Day, car shows,

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village garage sales, blood drives, canned food drives, concerts in the 
park, and farmers markets.
  I am proud to represent the Village of Schiller Park as it prospers 
today under the leadership of Mayor Barbara Piltaver.
  Mr. Speaker, I ask my colleagues to join me in congratulating the 
residents of the Village of Schiller Park on their 100th Anniversary. I 
am truly honored to have such an outstanding village in my district.

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