Bill Text: IL SR0307 | 2023-2024 | 103rd General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Congratulates Whitey's Ice Cream on its 90th anniversary.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2023-05-26 - Resolution Adopted [SR0307 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2023-SR0307-Introduced.html
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1 | SENATE RESOLUTION
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2 | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate wish to | ||||||
3 | congratulate Whitey's Ice Cream on the occasion of the 90th | ||||||
4 | anniversary of its founding; and
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5 | WHEREAS, Whitey's Ice Cream was established in 1933 in | ||||||
6 | Moline by Chester "Whitey" Lindgren, who received his nickname | ||||||
7 | due to his white-blonde hair; and
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8 | WHEREAS, Chester Lindgren hired Bob Tunberg at the age of | ||||||
9 | 15, and over the years, they became close friends, eventually | ||||||
10 | leading Bob and his wife, Norma, to purchase the store in 1953; | ||||||
11 | and
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12 | WHEREAS, Bob Tunberg and Norma's sons, Jeff and Jon, | ||||||
13 | joined the business when they were old enough and started | ||||||
14 | picking up trash in the parking lot before they went to school | ||||||
15 | each morning; and
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16 | WHEREAS, Today, Jeff and Jon serve as co-owners with the | ||||||
17 | title of president remaining vacant to honor their father who | ||||||
18 | passed away in 1991; and
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19 | WHEREAS, Whitey's Ice Cream currently has eight store | ||||||
20 | locations in Illinois and Iowa; and
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1 | WHEREAS, A number of innovations to the industry were born | ||||||
2 | at Whitey's Ice Cream, including high powered malt machines, | ||||||
3 | candy bar shakes, no sugar added ice cream, and chocolate chip | ||||||
4 | cookie dough ice cream; and
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5 | WHEREAS, In 1988, Whitey's Ice Cream expanded into the | ||||||
6 | wholesale market and entered into the world of grocery stores; | ||||||
7 | and
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8 | WHEREAS, Whitey's Ice Cream has received a number of | ||||||
9 | accolades, including being named Best in the Midwest according | ||||||
10 | to the readers of Midwest Living Magazine, being voted one of | ||||||
11 | the Best Ice Cream Shops in the World by Conde Nast Traveler | ||||||
12 | readers, and being selected as the Best Ice Cream in the Quad | ||||||
13 | City Times Reader's Choice Awards time and time again; and
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14 | WHEREAS, The Tunbergs credit the success of Whitey's Ice | ||||||
15 | Cream to a quality product, clean environment, fair prices, | ||||||
16 | and a knowledgeable, friendly staff; therefore, be it
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17 | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDRED THIRD GENERAL | ||||||
18 | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we congratulate | ||||||
19 | Whitey's Ice Cream on its 90th anniversary, and we wish it many | ||||||
20 | more wonderful years; and be it further
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1 | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | ||||||
2 | presented to Whitey's Ice Cream as a symbol of our respect and | ||||||
3 | esteem.
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