Full Text of HR0722 103rd General Assembly
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| 1 | | HOUSE RESOLUTION | 2 | | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of | 3 | | Representatives wish to congratulate Simon's Tavern on the | 4 | | occasion of the 90th anniversary of its founding; and | 5 | | WHEREAS, The doors of Simon's Tavern were first opened on | 6 | | May 15, 1934 by Swedish immigrant Simon Lundberg, and for the | 7 | | last 90 years, the bar has been lovingly referred to as the | 8 | | "Anchor of Andersonville"; and | 9 | | WHEREAS, Simon's Tavern is best known for its iconic sign | 10 | | featuring a herring sipping a martini, its famous handmade | 11 | | glögg, pronounced glug, and its gregarious owner Scott Martin; | 12 | | and | 13 | | WHEREAS, Since first opening its doors, little has changed | 14 | | at Simon's Tavern over the last 90 years; the bar still proudly | 15 | | features its original woodwork and coolers; and | 16 | | WHEREAS, Owner Scott Martin, a life-long resident of | 17 | | Chicago's Andersonville neighborhood, has served as a steward | 18 | | of protecting the neighborhood's Swedish American history; he | 19 | | is the owner of the last Swedish business in what was once a | 20 | | predominantly Swedish speaking community; and |
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| 1 | | WHEREAS, Scott Martin purchased the tavern from Roy | 2 | | Lundberg, son of the eponymous Simon, in 1994; and | 3 | | WHEREAS, Photos on the wall of Simon's Tavern harken back | 4 | | to a time when Andersonville's identity was synonymous with | 5 | | the Swedish immigrants who established it and show parades | 6 | | with floats celebrating Swedish heritage and traditions; and | 7 | | WHEREAS, The hallmark of Simon's Tavern is its homemade | 8 | | glögg, a Swedish mulled wine traditionally served during the | 9 | | holidays and cold winter months; and | 10 | | WHEREAS, Scott Martin has been brewing his own glögg | 11 | | recipe since acquiring the bar in 1994, and Simon's Tavern | 12 | | sold 3,000 gallons of its homemade glögg in 2022; and | 13 | | WHEREAS, Simon's Tavern's in-house recipe includes | 14 | | raisins, cinnamon sticks, cardamom, cloves, orange peels, | 15 | | almonds, port wine, and many secret ingredients known only to | 16 | | a few trusted Swedish Americans; therefore, be it | 17 | | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ONE | 18 | | HUNDRED THIRD GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that | 19 | | we congratulate Simon's Tavern on its 90th anniversary, and we | 20 | | wish it success for the next 90 years; and be it further |
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| 1 | | RESOLVED, That suitable copies of this resolution be | 2 | | presented to Simon's Tavern and owner Scott Martin as a symbol | 3 | | of our respect and esteem. |
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