Full Text of HR1337 96th General Assembly
HR1337 96TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
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| HOUSE RESOLUTION
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| 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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| 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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| 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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| 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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| on/off premise catering, a lounge, karaoke every Friday | 2 |
| evening, and live bands; and
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| WHEREAS, Vito & Nick's Pizzeria was featured on the | 4 |
| television program, Diners, Drive-ins, and Dives on the Food | 5 |
| Network; and | 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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| 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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| 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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