Bill Text: IL HR0104 | 2017-2018 | 100th General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Mourns the death of Jean-Claude Poilevey of Oak Park.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)

Status: (Passed) 2017-02-08 - Resolution Adopted [HR0104 Detail]

Download: Illinois-2017-HR0104-Introduced.html

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HOUSE RESOLUTION
WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of
Representatives are saddened to learn of the death of
Jean-Claude Poilevey of Oak Park, who passed away on April 9,
2016; and
WHEREAS, Jean-Claude Poilevey was born in the Burgundy
region of France on February 10, 1945; he began training at 14
years old in a small restaurant near the Jura Mountains, an
area close to Switzerland; in the mid-1960s, after serving as a
cook in the French Army, he moved to London and worked for
three years at The Colony Club and Cafe Royale; and
WHEREAS, In 1968, Jean-Claude Poilevey and several other
French chefs working in London, including the late Chef Jean
Banchet, were recruited to work for Hugh Heffner at the Playboy
Club in Lake Geneva, Wisconsin; and
WHEREAS, Jean-Claude Poilevey moved to Chicago, and in
1973, along with a few friends, opened a restaurant, La
Fontaine; in 1988, he bought out his partners and continued to
run the business until he sold it in 1993; over its 20-year
run, many chefs were trained there, some who went on to open
their own successful restaurants; and

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WHEREAS, In 1993, Jean-Claude Poilevey and his wife,
Susanne, opened Le Buochon, a small 40-seat bistro in Bucktown;
in 1998, they opened another restaurant, La Sardine, in the
West Loop area of Chicago; and
WHEREAS, Jean-Claude Poilevey was a traditionalist in
French cuisine, with a good-natured tableside manner; he was
considered a unifier in both the French culinary community and
the French expat community in Chicago; and
WHEREAS, Jean-Claude Poilevey is survived by his wife,
Susanne, and his three sons, Oliver, Nicolas, and Henri;
therefore, be it
RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ONE
HUNDREDTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we
mourn the passing of Jean-Claude Poilevey, and extend our
sincere condolences to his family, friends, and all who knew
and loved him; and be it further
RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
presented to the family of Jean-Claude Poilevey as an
expression of our deepest sympathy.