Full Text of HR0166 94th General Assembly
HR0166 94TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
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| HOUSE RESOLUTION
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| WHEREAS, Richard J. Roman has been selected as Chairman of | 3 |
| the Greater North Michigan Avenue Association; and
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| WHEREAS, Richard J. Roman is Chairman and Chief Executive | 5 |
| Officer of The Signature Room Entertainment Group, | 6 |
| owner/operator of The Signature Room at the 95th, The Signature | 7 |
| Lounge - the popular restaurant and lounge on top of the John | 8 |
| Hancock Center - and more recently, The Signature Room Grille | 9 |
| in Tampa, Florida; and
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| WHEREAS, Under his leadership, The Signature Room, | 11 |
| formerly known as The 95th with a history as a formal dining | 12 |
| room, was taken in a new direction in 1993 when he and his | 13 |
| partners assumed management and casual upscale dining and a | 14 |
| menu of contemporary American cuisine were introduced; it has | 15 |
| earned favorable critic reviews, was named "Restaurant of the | 16 |
| Year" in 1996 by Food & Beverage Equipment Executives and has | 17 |
| ranked high in local newspaper reader polls as one of Chicago's | 18 |
| most romantic restaurants as well as a popular weekend brunch | 19 |
| destination; and
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| WHEREAS, The restaurant is periodically featured in | 21 |
| Chicago Magazine's "Old Favorites & Hot Spots" column, was | 22 |
| voted as one of "America's Top Tables" by Gourmet Magazine | 23 |
| readers in 1997, 1998, and 1999, and has consecutively won the | 24 |
| Wine Spectator Award for Excellence since 1993; more recently, | 25 |
| the Signature Room was awarded the 2003 "Business Impact of the | 26 |
| Year Award" by The Greater North Michigan Association, an award | 27 |
| presented to the business with the most innovative ideas and | 28 |
| contribution as a corporate citizen; and
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| WHEREAS, Also under his direction, The Signature Room | 30 |
| implemented a charity program which directs a portion of each | 31 |
| month's receipts to local nonprofit groups; donations to date |
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| total more than $500,000; and
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| WHEREAS, Richard Roman attended Marquette University and | 3 |
| holds a bachelor's degree in hotel and restaurant management | 4 |
| from the University of Wisconsin-Stout; he formed The Signature | 5 |
| Room Entertainment Group following tenure with Hyatt Hotels, | 6 |
| Inc. where he held a number of management positions at Chicago | 7 |
| area properties; and
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| WHEREAS, A past chairman of the Illinois Restaurant | 9 |
| Association, he was named "Illinois Restaurateur of the Year" | 10 |
| in 1999 by the organization; he is a member of the Chicagoland | 11 |
| Chamber of Commerce and Chicago Convention and Tourism Bureau | 12 |
| and is also on the board of the National Restaurant | 13 |
| Association; therefore, be it
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| RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE | 15 |
| NINETY-FOURTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that | 16 |
| we congratulate Richard J. Roman on his selection as
Chairman | 17 |
| of the Greater North Michigan Avenue Association and wish him | 18 |
| well in his new position; and be it further
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| RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 20 |
| presented to Richard J. Roman as an expression of our esteem.
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