Bill Text: IL HR0675 | 2017-2018 | 100th General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Congratulates On Tour Brewing for winning national honors at the 2017 Great American Beer Festival.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2017-11-07 - Resolution Adopted [HR0675 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2017-HR0675-Introduced.html
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1 | HOUSE RESOLUTION
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2 | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of | ||||||
3 | Representatives wish to recognize On Tour Brewing for winning | ||||||
4 | national honors at the 2017 Great American Beer Festival; and
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5 | WHEREAS, On Tour Brewing was chosen as the best Very Small | ||||||
6 | Brewing Company and Very Small Brewing Company Brewer of the | ||||||
7 | Year for breweries making fewer than 1,000 barrels; and
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8 | WHEREAS, On Tour Brewing owner, Mark Legenza, and brewer, | ||||||
9 | Mark Poffenberger, have invested many years and countless hours | ||||||
10 | in developing their beer styles and perfecting the art of | ||||||
11 | making people happy and giving them a place to enjoy the | ||||||
12 | company of friends; and
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13 | WHEREAS, On Tour Brewing was established in January of 2017 | ||||||
14 | and is located in the West Town neighborhood of the City of | ||||||
15 | Chicago; it is an economic anchor of a rapidly developing food | ||||||
16 | and entertainment corridor on West Hubbard Street and the | ||||||
17 | surrounding neighborhoods; and
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18 | WHEREAS, Mark Legenza is a third-generation Chicagoan and | ||||||
19 | located the brewery near where his grandparents lived; and
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20 | WHEREAS, On Tour Brewing employs 11 full and part-time |
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1 | staff; it has plans to build on its national recognition and | ||||||
2 | continue to its growth and commitment to Illinois beer and the | ||||||
3 | consumers who enjoy it; and
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4 | WHEREAS, On Tour Brewing exemplifies the creative nature | ||||||
5 | and industry leadership shown by brewers across the State, | ||||||
6 | where over 180 breweries now call Illinois home and employ | ||||||
7 | 4,500 people directly, contributing $2.6 billion to the State's | ||||||
8 | economy; therefore, be it
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9 | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ONE | ||||||
10 | HUNDREDTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we | ||||||
11 | congratulate On Tour Brewing for winning national honors at the | ||||||
12 | 2017 Great American Beer Festival and bringing national | ||||||
13 | recognition to its brand and the experience of its customers; | ||||||
14 | and be it further
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15 | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | ||||||
16 | presented to On Tour Brewing as a symbol of our respect and | ||||||
17 | esteem.
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