Bill Text: IL HR0589 | 2019-2020 | 101st General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Congratulates Luciano Silvestri on his success and longevity in the restaurant business.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2019-11-12 - Resolution Adopted [HR0589 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2019-HR0589-Introduced.html
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| 1 | HOUSE RESOLUTION
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| 2 | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of | ||||||
| 3 | Representatives wish to congratulate Luciano Silvestri on his | ||||||
| 4 | success and longevity in the restaurant business; and
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| 5 | WHEREAS, Luciano Silvestri is originally from Siena, | ||||||
| 6 | Italy; he served in the military, attended hotel school, and | ||||||
| 7 | worked in a number of hotels in Switzerland; he then worked at | ||||||
| 8 | a restaurant in the Soho area of London; after a brief return | ||||||
| 9 | to work in Italy, he left to work on the Sitmar and Princess | ||||||
| 10 | Cruise ships, where he met his wife, and they settled in | ||||||
| 11 | Chicago
in 1977; he worked for a few years at the Pronto | ||||||
| 12 | restaurant, located behind the John Hancock Center; and
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| 13 | WHEREAS, Luciano Silvestri had the opportunity to purchase | ||||||
| 14 | Bruna's Ristorante in 1981 from Bella Bruna and her daughter; | ||||||
| 15 | he is only the second owner and kept many of the same recipes, | ||||||
| 16 | as well as
adding some from his family and bringing in new ones | ||||||
| 17 | from his trips to Italy; and
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| 18 | WHEREAS, Bruna's opened in 1933 and is the
third oldest | ||||||
| 19 | Italian restaurant in Chicago; today, it is known for its wide | ||||||
| 20 | assortment of pasta dishes, tender veal, and Bella Bruna's | ||||||
| 21 | original roast chicken recipe; it is also home to what many say | ||||||
| 22 | is the city's best tiramisu, which Luciano Silvestri makes | ||||||
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| 1 | himself; and
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| 2 | WHEREAS, Luciano Silvestri can usually be found greeting | ||||||
| 3 | customers and pouring wine and making espresso; therefore, be | ||||||
| 4 | it
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| 5 | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ONE | ||||||
| 6 | HUNDRED FIRST GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that | ||||||
| 7 | we congratulate Luciano Silvestri on his success and longevity | ||||||
| 8 | in the restaurant business, and we wish him many more | ||||||
| 9 | successful years; and be it further
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| 10 | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | ||||||
| 11 | presented to Luciano Silvestri as a symbol of our respect and | ||||||
| 12 | esteem.
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