Full Text of HR1206 098th General Assembly
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| 1 | | HOUSE RESOLUTION
| 2 | | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of | 3 | | Representatives wish to congratulate Kazimiera Bober on the | 4 | | occasion of her 40th anniversary of her immigration to the | 5 | | United States and the 36th anniversary of starting her | 6 | | business; and
| 7 | | WHEREAS, Dreaming of a better life for herself and her | 8 | | children, Kazimiera Bober immigrated to the United States from | 9 | | Poland 40 years ago; after years of working odd jobs and | 10 | | struggling financially, she decided to pursue something in | 11 | | which she excelled, which was cooking; and
| 12 | | WHEREAS, In December of 1982, Kazimiera Bober opened her | 13 | | deli and began to offer home cooking to neighborhood customers; | 14 | | she would cook at night and sell her ethnic cuisine during the | 15 | | day; through her hard work, perseverance, and dedication, she | 16 | | was able to create a successful business; and
| 17 | | WHEREAS, As her clientele grew, Kazimiera Bober began to | 18 | | recognize that pierogi were her best-selling items; after years | 19 | | of showcasing her products at neighborhood festivals, she was | 20 | | asked to participate at the Taste of Chicago, one of the | 21 | | largest food festivals in the country; it was also at that time | 22 | | that she won the first of four consecutive awards for "The Best |
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| 1 | | Pierogi in Chicago"; through her new-found acclaim, she was | 2 | | able to get her pierogi into some of the largest supermarkets | 3 | | in the Chicagoland area; and
| 4 | | WHEREAS, Kazimiera Bober was chosen by Newsweek magazine as | 5 | | one of the top 15 entrepreneurs who "create exquisite food with | 6 | | the finest ingredients and whose product transcends ethnic | 7 | | orientation"; her pierogi have been sampled by dignitaries such | 8 | | as President Bill Clinton, Vice President Dick Cheney, Mayor of | 9 | | Chicago Richard M. Daley, Illinois Governor George Ryan, and | 10 | | Illinois State Representatives Maria Antonia "Toni" Berrios | 11 | | and Robert F. Martwick; her pierogi were also the first ever to | 12 | | be served aboard United Airlines, the biggest airline in the | 13 | | world; and
| 14 | | WHEREAS, Kazimiera Bober, with the help of her children and | 15 | | now grandchildren, is successfully fulfilling her "American | 16 | | Dream"; therefore, be it
| 17 | | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE | 18 | | NINETY-EIGHTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that | 19 | | we congratulate Kazimiera Bober on the occasion of her 40th | 20 | | anniversary of her immigration to the United States and the | 21 | | 36th anniversary of starting her business and wish her | 22 | | continued success and happiness in the future; and be it | 23 | | further
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| 1 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 2 | | presented to Kazimiera Bober as a symbol of our esteem and | 3 | | respect.
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