File #: 14-6571    Version: 1 Name: IN HONOR OF FOX’S BEVERLY RESTAURANT AND PUB’S 50TH ANNIVERSARY
Type: Consent Calendar Resolution Status: Approved
File created: 11/12/2014 In control: Board of Commissioners
On agenda: 11/19/2014 Final action: 11/19/2014
Title: PROPOSED RESOLUTION IN HONOR OF FOX'S BEVERLY RESTAURANT AND PUB'S 50TH ANNIVERSARY WHEREAS, in the year 2014, Fox's Beverly Restaurant and Pub, founded in 1964 by Tom and Therese Fox, is celebrating 50 years in business; and WHEREAS, Fox's Restaurant now has locations in Plainfield, Hinsdale, Oak Lawn, Orland Park, and Mokena; and WHEREAS, from those humble beginnings, Fox's Restaurant has flourished and grown into a venerable neighborhood institution that has served delicious food to countless customers over the years; and WHEREAS, Fox's Beverly location was run by Therese Fox who passed away in 2008; and WHEREAS, Tom and Therese's sons, Frank and Tom Jr., now are the co-owners after both parents passed away; and WHEREAS, over the years and throughout many changes, Fox's Restaurant has remained faithful to the vision and philosophy of outstanding customer service, and has not only succeeded as a commercial enterprise, but as a greatly valued and widely respec...
Sponsors: JOHN P. DALEY, TONI PRECKWINKLE (President), JERRY BUTLER, EARLEAN COLLINS, JOHN A. FRITCHEY, BRIDGET GAINER, JESÚS G. GARCÍA, ELIZABETH "LIZ" DOODY GORMAN, GREGG GOSLIN, STANLEY MOORE, JOAN PATRICIA MURPHY, EDWIN REYES, TIMOTHY O. SCHNEIDER, PETER N. SILVESTRI, DEBORAH SIMS, ROBERT STEELE, LARRY SUFFREDIN, JEFFREY R. TOBOLSKI
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PROPOSED RESOLUTION
 
IN HONOR OF FOX'S BEVERLY RESTAURANT AND PUB'S 50TH ANNIVERSARY
 
WHEREAS, in the year 2014, Fox's Beverly Restaurant and Pub, founded in 1964 by Tom and Therese Fox, is celebrating 50 years in business; and
 
WHEREAS, Fox's Restaurant now has locations in Plainfield, Hinsdale, Oak Lawn, Orland Park, and Mokena; and
 
WHEREAS, from those humble beginnings, Fox's Restaurant has flourished and grown into a venerable neighborhood institution that has served delicious food to countless customers over the years; and
 
WHEREAS, Fox's Beverly location was run by Therese Fox who passed away in 2008; and  
 
WHEREAS, Tom and Therese's sons, Frank and Tom Jr., now are the co-owners after both parents passed away; and
 
WHEREAS, over the years and throughout many changes, Fox's Restaurant has remained faithful to the vision and philosophy of outstanding customer service, and has not only succeeded as a commercial enterprise, but as a greatly valued and widely respected member of the community; and
 
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that the Board of Commissioners of Cook County does hereby congratulate Fox's Beverly Restaurant and Pub, and pays tribute to the memory of its founders, Tom and Therese, and to the hundreds of employees past and present, who have built the company into the successful and respected operation it is today; and
 
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that this text be spread upon the Official Proceedings of this Honorable Body, and that a suitable copy of same be tendered to Fox's Beverly Restaurant and Pub in commemoration of this occasion and in grateful acknowledgment of the important contributions to the economy of Cook County made by Fox's Beverly Restaurant and Pub in the course of its 50 years in business.
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