Bill Text: IL HR1312 | 2015-2016 | 99th General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Congratulates Jim and LaVonne Prochaska on the occasion of the 50th anniversary of the opening of Jim's Knoxville Tap in Milan.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2016-06-29 - Resolution Adopted [HR1312 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2015-HR1312-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 Jim and LaVonne Prochaska | ||||||
4 | on the occasion of the 50th anniversary of the opening of Jim's | ||||||
5 | Knoxville Tap in Milan; and
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6 | WHEREAS, Jim's Knoxville Tap and its 10,000-plus ceiling | ||||||
7 | and wall signatures is well-known for being a sports bar long | ||||||
8 | before anyone knew what a sports bar was; many famous | ||||||
9 | musicians, including Willie Nelson and Bobby Fisher, have | ||||||
10 | played in the bar; and
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11 | WHEREAS, Jim Prochaska is an advocate and major supporter | ||||||
12 | of St. Jude Children's Hospital; he has raised thousands of | ||||||
13 | dollars for Alzheimer's research and has always made himself | ||||||
14 | available for local causes and benefits; Jim and LaVonne have | ||||||
15 | supported local youth sports and donated a stretch of land | ||||||
16 | where youth baseball and softball teams play; the couple have | ||||||
17 | also sponsored two race car drivers, pic and dart teams, | ||||||
18 | bowling teams, tractor pull drivers, pool teams, and numerous | ||||||
19 | other groups; and
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20 | WHEREAS, Jim's Knoxville Tap will celebrate 50 years of | ||||||
21 | business with a special event on June 3, 2016; the event | ||||||
22 | includes a celebratory T-shirt, with part of the proceeds from |
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1 | each shirt going to St. Jude Children's Hospital; and
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2 | WHEREAS, Jim and LaVonne Prochaska serve as models of hard | ||||||
3 | work, integrity, and dedication for the people of the State of | ||||||
4 | Illinois; therefore, be it
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5 | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE | ||||||
6 | NINETY-NINTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we | ||||||
7 | congratulate Jim and LaVonne Prochaska on the occasion of the | ||||||
8 | 50th anniversary of the opening of Jim's Knoxville Tap and wish | ||||||
9 | them continued success and happiness in the future; and be it | ||||||
10 | further
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11 | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | ||||||
12 | presented to Jim and LaVonne Prochaska as a symbol of our | ||||||
13 | esteem and respect.
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