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PROPOSED RESOLUTION
CELEBRATING THE 10-YEAR ANNIVERSARY OF SKETCHBOOK BREWING COMPANY
WHEREAS, Cesar Marron started home brewing in 2010 with the intention to "just learn a little," but he found himself getting involved with local homebrew clubs and competitions. He partnered with fellow Evanston Homebrew Club member Shawn Decker, and their wives Amy Wilkinson and Alice George, as well as Sean Curry, Mike Ensdorf and Kathy Pilat, Matt and Tara Kosloski, and Ted Perez, who were passionate about starting a microbrewery in their hometown of Evanston, Illinois; and
WHEREAS, Sketchbook opened its first Tap Room in April of 2016 at 821 Chicago Avenue in Evanston with an intimate space focused on conversation, weekly live music, and of course great beer and opened a long-awaited production facility in 2020 at 4901 Main Street in Skokie, totaling 15,000 square feet with a cavernous taproom and large beer garden that has become an inclusive community gathering space for everything from kids birthday parties to charity fundraisers and cultural events; and
WHEREAS, Sketchbook has been committed to decreasing their carbon footprint and being kind to the planet from the very beginning. From sustainable brewing practices to collaborations with local farms, Sketchbook aims to brew beer sustainability from the start of the brewing process all the way through to spent grain disposal via chickens; and
WHEREAS, in 2024 Sketchbook Brewing Company was one of six recipients of Cook County's Businesses Reducing Impact on the Environment (BRITE) program providing technical assistance and grants to local businesses to help them reduce environmental impact through pollution reduction. Sketchbook will use these funds to purchase an electric vehicle (EV) to deliver the brewery's spent grains to local farms to feed livestock and install two EV charging stations for customers and the public; and
WHEREAS, Sketchbook is a true community partner. They collaborate with breweries, non...
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