Bill Text: IL HR0437 | 2023-2024 | 103rd General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Congratulates Chef Atzimba Perez on her accomplishments as a chef and as a community advocate. Congratulates her on becoming a legal resident of the United States.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 11-0)
Status: (Passed) 2023-10-24 - Resolution Adopted [HR0437 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2023-HR0437-Introduced.html
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| 1 | HOUSE RESOLUTION | ||||||
| 2 | WHEREAS, With the period of September 15 through October | ||||||
| 3 | 15 designated as Hispanic Heritage Month, the members of the | ||||||
| 4 | Illinois House of Representatives wish to congratulate Chef | ||||||
| 5 | Atzimba Perez on her distinguished career as a chef and as a | ||||||
| 6 | community advocate; and
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| 7 | WHEREAS, Atzimba Perez is an entrepreneur, a founder, a | ||||||
| 8 | business owner, and a philanthropist with over 25 years of | ||||||
| 9 | experience in the culinary arts industry; and
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| 10 | WHEREAS, Atzimba Perez studied hospitality and gastronomy | ||||||
| 11 | at Colegio Nacional de Educación Profesional Técnica in | ||||||
| 12 | Mexico; and
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| 13 | WHEREAS, In Mexico, Atzimba Perez owned and operated a | ||||||
| 14 | successful catering business that she had to leave behind when | ||||||
| 15 | she moved to the United States in 1996; and
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| 16 | WHEREAS, Once stateside, Atzimba Perez began working as a | ||||||
| 17 | server in many hotels and traditional institutions, including | ||||||
| 18 | the Union League Club; and
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| 19 | WHEREAS, Through hard work and an inquisitive nature along | ||||||
| 20 | with the support of other chefs who valued her talent, Atzimba | ||||||
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| 1 | Perez was able to establish and develop her current business | ||||||
| 2 | in the U.S., Atzimba Catering and Events; and
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| 3 | WHEREAS, Through Atzimba Catering and Events, Atzimba | ||||||
| 4 | Perez has brought pre-Hispanic, traditional Mexican cuisine to | ||||||
| 5 | Chicago, offering a wide variety of dishes that showcase her | ||||||
| 6 | extensive knowledge of and passion for the culinary arts; and
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| 7 | WHEREAS, During her culinary career, Atzimba Perez has had | ||||||
| 8 | the opportunity to cook for many notable individuals, | ||||||
| 9 | including U.S. Representative Chuy García and the Mexican | ||||||
| 10 | pop-rock band Maná; she has also participated in multiple | ||||||
| 11 | events, such as the Chicago Sueños Music Festival and Pilsen | ||||||
| 12 | Gourmet; and
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| 13 | WHEREAS, Atzimba Perez has collaborated with numerous | ||||||
| 14 | chefs highly recognized in the culinary field; additionally, | ||||||
| 15 | she has given several interviews, and her work has been | ||||||
| 16 | featured on a number of shows and programs, including the | ||||||
| 17 | six-episode series No Passport Required broadcast on PBS WTTW | ||||||
| 18 | Chicago; and
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| 19 | WHEREAS, Atzimba Perez is known for her philanthropic | ||||||
| 20 | spirit and has volunteered for the American Heart Association, | ||||||
| 21 | Latinos Unidos por la Salud, the American Liver Foundation, | ||||||
| 22 | and St. Jude Children's Research Hospital in Chicago; | ||||||
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| 1 | therefore, be it
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| 2 | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ONE | ||||||
| 3 | HUNDRED THIRD GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that | ||||||
| 4 | we congratulate Chef Atzimba Perez on her accomplishments as a | ||||||
| 5 | chef and as a community advocate; and be it further
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| 6 | RESOLVED, That we congratulates Atzimba Perez on becoming | ||||||
| 7 | a legal resident of the United States; and be it further
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