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HOUSE RESOLUTION


 
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    WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of 
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Representatives are pleased to congratulate the owners of The 
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Swedish Bakery on the occasion of their 80th anniversary as 
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part of the Andersonville neighborhood and a proud part of 
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history on Chicago's north side; and

 
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    WHEREAS, The Swedish Bakery was originally opened to the 
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Andersonville community by the Johnson family in the 1920s;  in 
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1940, the bakery was sold to Ernest Carlson; later, in 1964, 
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the bakery was purchased by Gosta Bjuhr, who hired Marlies 
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Stanton, The Swedish Bakery's current owner; and

 
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    WHEREAS, Marlies' passion for baking began at an early age 
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in her parents' pastry shop in Dusseldorf, Germany;  after the 
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family business suffered untimely destruction during World War 
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II, Marlies trained to be a professional pastry chef while 
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still living  in Europe; being among so many immigrants to the 
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United States after the war years, Marlies made her way to 
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Chicago in 1953, obtaining a job at the legendary Edgewater 
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Beach Hotel, where she met her husband-to-be, George Stanton; 
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after leaving the hotel, Marlies became a part of The Swedish 
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Bakery family; after eight years of working with Gosta Bjuhr, 
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and upon Gosta's retirement in 1979, Marlies Stanton  purchased 
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The Swedish Bakery; and

 
 


 






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    WHEREAS, Between 1979 and 1991, Marlies' family members 
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came to work at the bakery, creating a true and genuine family 
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business; and

 
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    WHEREAS, The Swedish Bakery's expansion, which began in 
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1989, was finally completed in 1992; with the company's new 
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growth, almost tripling its size to over 6000 square feet, The 
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Swedish Bakery is one of the largest family-owned bakeries in 
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Chicago, with a staff that has grown from 19 employees to its 
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current staff of 55; and

 
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    WHEREAS, Even though the bakery has prospered and grown, 
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the Stanton family has kept the bakery true to its neighborhood 
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sweet shop roots; baked goods still consist of the traditional 
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Swedish products as well as other European and old-fashioned 
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American favorites; the Stantons only use the highest quality 
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ingredients to create the very finest bakery products; 
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therefore, be it

 
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    RESOLVED, BY THE  HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE 
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NINETY-FIFTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we 
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congratulate the owners of The Swedish Bakery on the company's 
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80th year of business serving the Andersonville and Chicago 
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communities and wish them continued success in the future; and 
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be it further

 
 


 






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    RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be 
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presented to the owners of The Swedish Bakery as a symbol of 
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our esteem and respect.