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HOUSE RESOLUTION

 
2    WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of
3Representatives wish to recognize Ewa and Stanley Chwala on
4over 30 years of being in the restaurant business; and
 
5    WHEREAS, Ewa and Stanley Chwala arrived in the United
6States in Chicago on December 30, 1982; they found work at
7"Western Poultry" and began attending English lessons every
8night; they worked 6 days-a-week from 6am to 9pm, Ewa as the
9saleswoman and Stanley as the butcher; and
 
10    WHEREAS, In 1984, Ewa and Stanley Chwala opened the
11"Staropolska Restaurant" on Belmont Avenue to serve up to 25
12patrons; in 1986, they expanded the restaurant to accommodate
13100 patrons, and, a year later, it was expanded again for 150;
14also in 1986, Staropolska Restaurant LTD. was established and
15exits to this day; and
 
16    WHEREAS, In 1989, Ewa and Stanley Chwala purchased the
17"Jolly Club" banquet facility on Irving Park Road for up to 800
18guests; 2 years later, one of the banquet halls was remodeled
19into a 165-person restaurant and renamed "Jolly Inn Restaurant &
20 Banquets"; from 1989 to 1993, they operated both restaurants,
21employing over 100 people; in 1995, they purchased the
22neighboring lot, expanded the parking, and renovated the entire

 

 

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1Jolly Inn location inside and out; since 2005, they have also
2run the subsidiary business the "Galos Caves" next door to the
3restaurant; and
 
4    WHEREAS, Ewa and Stanley Chwala have never shied away from
5sharing their success with charities; and
 
6    WHEREAS, May of 2014 will mark the 30-year anniversary of
7Jolly Inn Restaurant & Banquets; therefore, be it
 
8    RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE
9NINETY-EIGHTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that
10we wish to recognize Ewa and Stanley Chwala on over 30 years of
11being in the restaurant business and wish them many more years
12of success; and be it further
 
13    RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
14presented to Ewa and Stanley Chwala as an expression of our
15esteem and respect.