Bill Text: IL HR1337 | 2009-2010 | 96th General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Congratulates the owners and staff of Vito and Nick's Pizzeria in Chicago.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2010-11-16 - Resolution Adopted [HR1337 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2009-HR1337-Introduced.html
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1 | HOUSE RESOLUTION
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2 | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of | ||||||
3 | Representatives are pleased to congratulate the owners and | ||||||
4 | staff of Vito and Nick's Pizzeria in Chicago on their 90th | ||||||
5 | anniversary; and
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6 | WHEREAS, Vito & Nick's is a family-owned business whose | ||||||
7 | roots originated in Sicily; in 1923, Vito and Mary Barraco | ||||||
8 | opened their first tavern in Chicago; in 1932, Vito opened a | ||||||
9 | new location at 80th and Halsted, calling it Vito's Tavern; in | ||||||
10 | 1939, Vito moved to 79th and Carpenter, adding eight restaurant | ||||||
11 | tables and a bar where they served Italian sandwiches, sausage, | ||||||
12 | beef, and snacks; and
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13 | WHEREAS, Vito's son, Nick, joined the business in 1945 | ||||||
14 | after being discharged from the Army Air Force; several years | ||||||
15 | later the family expanded the business to include home cooked | ||||||
16 | meals; in 1949, with the help of Mary, they began making | ||||||
17 | pizzas; the original Sicilian style pizza combined quality | ||||||
18 | tomato sauce, carefully seasoned sausage, pure cheese, and a | ||||||
19 | guarded dough recipe; and
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20 | WHEREAS, In 2003, Vito & Nick's opened a second location in | ||||||
21 | Lemont, combining an expanded restaurant menu and original thin | ||||||
22 | crust pizza, a bowling alley, banquet facilities (seating 150), |
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1 | on/off premise catering, a lounge, karaoke every Friday | ||||||
2 | evening, and live bands; and
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3 | WHEREAS, Vito & Nick's Pizzeria was featured on the | ||||||
4 | television program, Diners, Drive-ins, and Dives on the Food | ||||||
5 | Network; and
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6 | WHEREAS, The anniversary celebration will be held on June | ||||||
7 | 26, 2010 at the original Vito & Nick's Pizzeria on South | ||||||
8 | Pulaski Road in Chicago; therefore, be it
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9 | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE | ||||||
10 | NINETY-SIXTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we | ||||||
11 | congratulate the owners and staff of Vito & Nick's Pizzeria on | ||||||
12 | their anniversary celebration and wish them continued success | ||||||
13 | for years to come; and be it further
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14 | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | ||||||
15 | presented to the owners of Vito & Nick's Pizzeria, Rosemary and | ||||||
16 | Larry George, as a symbol of our respect and esteem.
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