Bill Text: IL HR0917 | 2021-2022 | 102nd General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Congratulates Taft's Mr. Ribeye on its 50th anniversary and commends the Taft family for the pride they have taken in the growth and development of their stands over the years.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 3-0)
Status: (Passed) 2022-11-15 - Resolution Adopted [HR0917 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2021-HR0917-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 congratulate Taft's Mr. Ribeye, a | ||||||
4 | staple of the Illinois State Fair, on its 50th anniversary; | ||||||
5 | and
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6 | WHEREAS, In the summer of 1973, Delbert Taft, and his good | ||||||
7 | friend, Loren Schlipf, collaborated and created a way to | ||||||
8 | promote the beef industry by selling ribeye steak sandwiches; | ||||||
9 | and
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10 | WHEREAS, At first, their ribeye sales idea was a volunteer | ||||||
11 | operation only open from 10:00am to 2:00pm in front of Barn 13 | ||||||
12 | near the Coliseum, and a ribeye steak sandwich cost $2.50; | ||||||
13 | approximately three years later, Delbert and Steve Taft | ||||||
14 | addressed the idea as a business and eventually turned it into | ||||||
15 | Taft's Mr. Ribeye; at that time, a second stand was added at | ||||||
16 | the corner of Barn 25A on the way to the Grandstand; and
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17 | WHEREAS, Over the years, Delbert and Steve Taft witnessed | ||||||
18 | many exciting and interesting events, including serving Dennis | ||||||
19 | Wilson of the Beach Boys at the stand, Garth Brooks concerts, | ||||||
20 | serving AJ Foyt on the infield in 2000, two hours of steady | ||||||
21 | customers after the Snoop Dog concert, Trevor Wolfe running | ||||||
22 | head first into a garbage dumpster, President George H.W. Bush |
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1 | walking by the stand, multiple Willie Nelson concerts, the | ||||||
2 | storm in 1986, and Joe Hill holding on to the cylinder of LP; | ||||||
3 | and
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4 | WHEREAS, The Illinois State Fair in 1983 was especially | ||||||
5 | memorable, as Mandy Taft, Steve Taft's daughter and Delbert's | ||||||
6 | granddaughter, was born on parade day; and
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7 | WHEREAS, Many wonderful people have worked at Taft's Mr. | ||||||
8 | Ribeye over the years, including Rick Swan, who has been there | ||||||
9 | for 38 years; therefore, be it
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10 | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ONE | ||||||
11 | HUNDRED SECOND GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that | ||||||
12 | we congratulate Taft's Mr. Ribeye on its 50th anniversary and | ||||||
13 | commend the Taft family for the pride they have taken in the | ||||||
14 | growth and development of their stands over the years; and be | ||||||
15 | it further
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16 | RESOLVED, That suitable copies of this resolution be | ||||||
17 | presented to Taft's Mr. Ribeye and the Taft family as a symbol | ||||||
18 | of our esteem and respect.
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