Full Text of HR1062 98th General Assembly
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| 1 | | HOUSE RESOLUTION
| 2 | | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of | 3 | | Representatives wish to recognize Ewa and Stanley Chwala on | 4 | | over 30 years of being in the restaurant business; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, Ewa and Stanley Chwala arrived in the United | 6 | | States in Chicago on December 30, 1982; they found work at | 7 | | "Western Poultry" and began attending English lessons every | 8 | | night; they worked 6 days-a-week from 6am to 9pm, Ewa as the | 9 | | saleswoman and Stanley as the butcher; and
| 10 | | WHEREAS, In 1984, Ewa and Stanley Chwala opened the | 11 | | "Staropolska Restaurant" on Belmont Avenue to serve up to 25 | 12 | | patrons; in 1986, they expanded the restaurant to accommodate | 13 | | 100 patrons, and, a year later, it was expanded again for 150; | 14 | | also in 1986, Staropolska Restaurant LTD. was established and | 15 | | exits to this day; and
| 16 | | WHEREAS, In 1989, Ewa and Stanley Chwala purchased the | 17 | | "Jolly Club" banquet facility on Irving Park Road for up to 800 | 18 | | guests; 2 years later, one of the banquet halls was remodeled | 19 | | into a 165-person restaurant and renamed "Jolly Inn Restaurant & | 20 | | Banquets"; from 1989 to 1993, they operated both restaurants, | 21 | | employing over 100 people; in 1995, they purchased the | 22 | | neighboring lot, expanded the parking, and renovated the entire |
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| 1 | | Jolly Inn location inside and out; since 2005, they have also | 2 | | run the subsidiary business the "Galos Caves" next door to the | 3 | | restaurant; and
| 4 | | WHEREAS, Ewa and Stanley Chwala have never shied away from | 5 | | sharing their success with charities; and
| 6 | | WHEREAS, May of 2014 will mark the 30-year anniversary of | 7 | | Jolly Inn Restaurant & Banquets; therefore, be it
| 8 | | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE | 9 | | NINETY-EIGHTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that | 10 | | we wish to recognize Ewa and Stanley Chwala on over 30 years of | 11 | | being in the restaurant business and wish them many more years | 12 | | of success; and be it further
| 13 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 14 | | presented to Ewa and Stanley Chwala as an expression of our | 15 | | esteem and respect.
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