Bill Text: IL HR1357 | 2015-2016 | 99th General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Declares Taylorville to be the Chilli Capital of the State of Illinois.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2016-11-15 - Referred to Rules Committee [HR1357 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2015-HR1357-Introduced.html
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| 1 | HOUSE RESOLUTION
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| 2 | WHEREAS, Chilli has long held a special place in the hearts | ||||||
| 3 | of those who reside in the Taylorville area; and
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| 4 | WHEREAS, There are five International Chili Society | ||||||
| 5 | sanctioned cook-offs held each year in Taylorville (more than | ||||||
| 6 | any other town in Illinois);
the Palomino Club Chili Cook-off | ||||||
| 7 | "Lincoln Prairie Trail Regional" in May; the Palomino Club | ||||||
| 8 | Chili Cook-off "Aldo Klinghammer Memorial Chili
Shuffle | ||||||
| 9 | Regional" in May; the Christian County Ag Fair "Illinois State | ||||||
| 10 | Championship" Chili Cook-off in July; the Taylorville | ||||||
| 11 | Chillifest "Chillinois Regional" in October; and the | ||||||
| 12 | Taylorville Chillifest "Central States Regional" in October; | ||||||
| 13 | and
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| 14 | WHEREAS, Together these cook-offs bring 12 chilli cooking | ||||||
| 15 | world champions to Taylorville each year; and
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| 16 | WHEREAS, World champions Tom Calvert and Bob Hall are both | ||||||
| 17 | Taylorville residents; and
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| 18 | WHEREAS, As many as 10,000 people come to Taylorville to | ||||||
| 19 | partake in the festivals held during the cook-offs; therefore, | ||||||
| 20 | be it
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| 1 | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE | ||||||
| 2 | NINETY-NINTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we | ||||||
| 3 | declare Taylorville to be the Chilli Capital of the State of | ||||||
| 4 | Illinois; and be it further
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| 5 | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | ||||||
| 6 | presented to Taylorville Mayor Greg Brotherton.
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