Full Text of SR0307 103rd General Assembly
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| 1 | | SENATE RESOLUTION
| 2 | | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate wish to | 3 | | congratulate Whitey's Ice Cream on the occasion of the 90th | 4 | | anniversary of its founding; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, Whitey's Ice Cream was established in 1933 in | 6 | | Moline by Chester "Whitey" Lindgren, who received his nickname | 7 | | due to his white-blonde hair; and | 8 | | WHEREAS, Chester Lindgren hired Bob Tunberg at the age of | 9 | | 15, and over the years, they became close friends, eventually | 10 | | leading Bob and his wife, Norma, to purchase the store in 1953; | 11 | | and
| 12 | | WHEREAS, Bob Tunberg and Norma's sons, Jeff and Jon, | 13 | | joined the business when they were old enough and started | 14 | | picking up trash in the parking lot before they went to school | 15 | | each morning; and | 16 | | WHEREAS, Today, Jeff and Jon serve as co-owners with the | 17 | | title of president remaining vacant to honor their father who | 18 | | passed away in 1991; and
| 19 | | WHEREAS, Whitey's Ice Cream currently has eight store | 20 | | locations in Illinois and Iowa; and |
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| 1 | | WHEREAS, A number of innovations to the industry were born | 2 | | at Whitey's Ice Cream, including high powered malt machines, | 3 | | candy bar shakes, no sugar added ice cream, and chocolate chip | 4 | | cookie dough ice cream; and | 5 | | WHEREAS, In 1988, Whitey's Ice Cream expanded into the | 6 | | wholesale market and entered into the world of grocery stores; | 7 | | and | 8 | | WHEREAS, Whitey's Ice Cream has received a number of | 9 | | accolades, including being named Best in the Midwest according | 10 | | to the readers of Midwest Living Magazine, being voted one of | 11 | | the Best Ice Cream Shops in the World by Conde Nast Traveler | 12 | | readers, and being selected as the Best Ice Cream in the Quad | 13 | | City Times Reader's Choice Awards time and time again; and
| 14 | | WHEREAS, The Tunbergs credit the success of Whitey's Ice | 15 | | Cream to a quality product, clean environment, fair prices, | 16 | | and a knowledgeable, friendly staff; therefore, be it
| 17 | | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDRED THIRD GENERAL | 18 | | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we congratulate | 19 | | Whitey's Ice Cream on its 90th anniversary, and we wish it many | 20 | | more wonderful years; and be it further
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| 1 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 2 | | presented to Whitey's Ice Cream as a symbol of our respect and | 3 | | esteem.
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