Full Text of HR0213 95th General Assembly
HR0213 95TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
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| HOUSE RESOLUTION
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| WHEREAS, John Zengeler established "The New York Steam Dye | 3 |
| Works," a clothing cleaning business, at 208 South Clark St. in | 4 |
| Chicago in 1857; and | 5 |
| WHEREAS, Zengeler moved to S. Prairie St. in 1866, which | 6 |
| was destroyed in the Great Chicago Fire in 1871, then rebuilt | 7 |
| at 2323 S. Cottage Grove Ave. in Chicago; and | 8 |
| WHEREAS, John's eldest son Arthur W. ("A.W.") Zengeler | 9 |
| joined his father in the business in 1896 and opened a new | 10 |
| location as A.W. Zengeler Cleaners in 1906; and | 11 |
| WHEREAS, In 1930, A.W.'s sons, Ralph, Art and Al, became | 12 |
| active in the business, with Ralph becoming the third | 13 |
| generation of leadership in 1948; and | 14 |
| WHEREAS, In 1962, Ralph's son Robert became the fourth | 15 |
| generation to lead the family business; and | 16 |
| WHEREAS, Three of Robert's six children - Robert, Jr., | 17 |
| Michael, and Thomas - became the fifth generation of the | 18 |
| Zengeler family to join the business; and | 19 |
| WHEREAS, In 2001, Thomas Zengeler became President and |
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| fifth generation leader of the family owned company; and | 2 |
| WHEREAS, Zengeler Cleaners has grown to seven stores in | 3 |
| Lake and Cook Counties, with an eighth store planned for later | 4 |
| in 2007; and | 5 |
| WHEREAS, Zengeler Cleaners is now home to 145 employees, 27 | 6 |
| of whom have been with the company for 20 years or more; and | 7 |
| WHEREAS, Zengeler Cleaners was recognized as the 2005 | 8 |
| "Business of the Year" by the Deerfield-Bannockburn-Riverwoods | 9 |
| Chamber of Commerce; and | 10 |
| WHEREAS, Zengeler Cleaners has grown to become the primary | 11 |
| contributor to the Glass Slipper Project, an organization | 12 |
| assisting thousands of high school women; and | 13 |
| WHEREAS, Zengeler Cleaners is now the Midwest's oldest and | 14 |
| largest dry cleaner; and | 15 |
| WHEREAS, In 2007, Zengeler Cleaners celebrates its 150th | 16 |
| Anniversary and a proud history in which it overcame the Great | 17 |
| Chicago Fire, the Civil War, two World Wars and the Great | 18 |
| Depression, emerging as one of the premier fabric care | 19 |
| specialists in the United States; therefore, be it
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| RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE | 2 |
| NINETY-FIFTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we | 3 |
| commend the Zengeler family for successfully passing down their | 4 |
| proud work ethic and commitment to quality for 150 years and | 5 |
| through five generations, a rare and virtually unheard of | 6 |
| business accomplishment; and be it further
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| RESOLVED, That we recognize the contributions to our | 8 |
| economy that A.W. Zengeler Cleaners has made over the years | 9 |
| through the employment of hundreds of hard working and talented | 10 |
| men and women, as well as the many and significant charitable | 11 |
| contributions the company has made to enhance the life of the | 12 |
| Illinois communities they serve; and be it further
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| RESOLVED, That we congratulate the Zengeler family and the | 14 |
| employees of A.W. Zengeler Cleaners for their outstanding | 15 |
| accomplishments and for reaching this sesquicentennial | 16 |
| milestone; and be it further
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| RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 18 |
| presented to the Zengeler family as a symbol of our respect.
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