Full Text of HR1091 98th General Assembly
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| 1 | | HOUSE RESOLUTION
| 2 | | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of | 3 | | Representatives wish to congratulate Union Dairy of Freeport on | 4 | | the occasion of the 100th anniversary of its founding; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, Union Dairy opened in 1914 when 2 milk-delivery | 6 | | men, Conrad F. Kaiser and Alber J. Hill, along with wives, | 7 | | Minnie and Lottie, decided to join forces and combine their 2 | 8 | | dairies into one; Lottie Hill created the name as the 2 men sat | 9 | | in their kitchen discussing the merger; and
| 10 | | WHEREAS, Union Dairy began on a farm on Hillcrest Road; the | 11 | | first building was on Taylor; in 1926, property was purchased | 12 | | at the corner of Douglas and Adams and a new building was | 13 | | constructed; and
| 14 | | WHEREAS, Union Dairy's iconic ice cream parlor came about | 15 | | in 1934; in 1936, the 2 founders parted ways, with Alber Hill | 16 | | purchasing Superior Dairy and Conrad Kaiser keeping Union | 17 | | Dairy; and
| 18 | | WHEREAS, In 1997, Willy Alber purchased the building, did | 19 | | some remodeling and restoring, and re-opened Union Dairy; today | 20 | | it's still a family affair, with co-owner and manager, Jodi | 21 | | Miller, and partners, Uncle Willy and Cousin Pete Alber and |
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| 2 | | WHEREAS, A celebration will be held June 20-22, 2014 that | 3 | | will feature a horse-drawn carriage historial tour of downtown | 4 | | Freeport, live music, car show and cruise, costume contest, | 5 | | parade, food, and of course, ice cream; therefore, be it
| 6 | | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE | 7 | | NINETY-EIGHTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that | 8 | | we congratulate Union Dairy on the 100th anniversary of its | 9 | | founding and wish them another 100 years of success; and be it | 10 | | further
| 11 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 12 | | presented to Union Dairy as an expression of our esteem and | 13 | | respect.
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