Full Text of HR0207 99th General Assembly
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| 1 | | HOUSE RESOLUTION
| 2 | | WHEREAS, The City of Murphysboro has fostered a culture of | 3 | | BBQ for over 75 years; and
| 4 | | WHEREAS, The Travel Channel named Murphysboro as one of 8 | 5 | | "BBQ Paradise" locations in the United States; and
| 6 | | WHEREAS, Murphysboro is home to the Annual "Praise the | 7 | | Lard" BBQ Cook-Off, which is sanctioned by the Memphis Barbeque | 8 | | Network and the Kansas City Barbeque Society; for 27 years, the | 9 | | "Praise the Lard" BBQ Cook-Off has attracted thousands of BBQ | 10 | | teams to Murphysboro from points across the globe; and
| 11 | | WHEREAS, Murphysboro is home to numerous active and vibrant | 12 | | BBQ restaurants, including the 17th Street Bar and Grill and | 13 | | Pat's Barbeque; and
| 14 | | WHEREAS, Those restaurants are respectively owned by Mike | 15 | | Mills and Pat Burke, both members of the prestigious Barbeque | 16 | | Hall of Fame and residents of Murphysboro; and
| 17 | | WHEREAS, Pat Burke has competed in over 255 BBQ contests | 18 | | and has taken home 185 grand championships, more than any | 19 | | living person; and
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| 1 | | WHEREAS, Mike Mills is affectionately known as "The | 2 | | Legend", having won 4 World Championships and 3 Grand World | 3 | | Championships at the Memphis in May "Super Bowl of Swine"; and
| 4 | | WHEREAS, Murphysboro has previously been home to such BBQ | 5 | | establishments as Whitt's BBQ, Brown's BBQ, Big Charlie's BBQ, | 6 | | Kilby's BBQ, and many others; it is also home to Cairo BBQ | 7 | | Sauce, produced by the Killebrew Supply Company in Murphysboro; | 8 | | and | 9 | | WHEREAS, Murphysboro is the home of dozens of BBQ teams | 10 | | that compete locally, regionally, and nationally; and
| 11 | | WHEREAS, All of these facts have contributed greatly to the | 12 | | economic development of Murphysboro and the entire State of | 13 | | Illinois; therefore, be it
| 14 | | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE | 15 | | NINETY-NINTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we | 16 | | designate the City of Murphysboro as the BBQ Capital of | 17 | | Illinois; and be it further
| 18 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 19 | | presented to the people of the City of Murphysboro as a symbol | 20 | | of our esteem and respect.
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