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SR0157 - 104th General Assembly
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| 1 | SENATE RESOLUTION | ||||||
| 2 | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate wish to | ||||||
| 3 | congratulate Dulcelandia on the occasion of the business being | ||||||
| 4 | in operation for the past 30 years; and | ||||||
| 5 | WHEREAS, Dulcelandia, meaning "Candyland" in Spanish, was | ||||||
| 6 | founded by immigrant entrepreneurs from Durango and | ||||||
| 7 | Guadalajara, Mexico, Eduardo and Evelia Rodriguez, in Chicago | ||||||
| 8 | in 1995; and | ||||||
| 9 | WHEREAS, Dulcelandia expanded at one point to include | ||||||
| 10 | eight retail locations across Chicago's neighborhoods while | ||||||
| 11 | building a nationwide wholesale distribution network; today, | ||||||
| 12 | the business has five Chicago-based locations positioned in | ||||||
| 13 | Little Village, Brighton Park, McKinley Park, Logan Square, | ||||||
| 14 | and Chicago Ridge Mall; and | ||||||
| 15 | WHEREAS, Dulcelandia's stores have become neighborhood | ||||||
| 16 | institutions, serving both wholesale clients and retail | ||||||
| 17 | customers, standing out for their immersive retail spaces, | ||||||
| 18 | featuring floor-to-ceiling candy displays and cultural murals | ||||||
| 19 | depicting Mexican traditions, including piñata celebrations | ||||||
| 20 | and Mayan chocolate-making, and offering more than 1,000 | ||||||
| 21 | Mexican and American confectionery products, the region's | ||||||
| 22 | largest piñata selection, and a full product line available | ||||||
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| 1 | in-store and online, with its signature items including | ||||||
| 2 | tropical flavors, such as guava, coconut, and mango, and | ||||||
| 3 | unique offerings, such as "Pollito Asado", or spicy peach | ||||||
| 4 | lollipops; and | ||||||
| 5 | WHEREAS, Dulcelandia has been featured by a number of | ||||||
| 6 | local and national media outlets, including Crain's Chicago | ||||||
| 7 | Business, the Chicago Tribune, the Chicago Sun-Times, the FOX | ||||||
| 8 | Morning Show, the WGN Morning Show, ABC 7's 190 North, | ||||||
| 9 | Hispanic Business, Negocios Now, La Raza Newspaper, Candy | ||||||
| 10 | Industry Retail Confectioner, and Metromix; and | ||||||
| 11 | WHEREAS, Dulcelandia remains family-owned and operated, a | ||||||
| 12 | local community employer, and a cultural bridge while staying | ||||||
| 13 | true to its tagline, "Proudly Importing Nostalgia Since 1995"; | ||||||
| 14 | therefore, be it | ||||||
| 15 | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDRED FOURTH GENERAL | ||||||
| 16 | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we congratulate | ||||||
| 17 | Dulcelandia on its 30th anniversary, and we wish the business | ||||||
| 18 | continued success; and be it further | ||||||
| 19 | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | ||||||
| 20 | presented to Dulcelandia as an expression of our esteem and | ||||||
| 21 | respect. | ||||||