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Full Text of HR0447  103rd General Assembly

HR0447 103RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY

 


 
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HOUSE RESOLUTION

 
2    WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of
3Representatives wish to congratulate the Affy Tapple company
4on the occasion of the 75th anniversary of its founding; and
 
5    WHEREAS, Edna Kastrup created what could be considered the
6first caramel apple in 1948; and
 
7    WHEREAS, The Kastrup family opened the Affy Tapple store
8on North Clark next to the Adelphi Theater in 1952, using a
9name that began with "a" so it would appear early in the phone
10book; and
 
11    WHEREAS, Local schools started Affy Tapple Day fundraisers
12in 1960; Affy Tapples began being sold at local Jewel and
13Walgreens stores in 1980; and
 
14    WHEREAS, The Kastrup family sold the company to private
15investors in 1995, and Affy Tapple moved from Rogers Park to a
16state-of-the-art facility in Niles in 2000; and
 
17    WHEREAS, Brandon Beavers and his mother, Josephine,
18acquired the company in 2017, which was an easy decision for
19them as Affy Tapple caramel apples have long been a cherished
20treat within their family; and
 

 

 

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1    WHEREAS, Today, the Affy Tapple factory produces a 350,000
2apples daily, requiring 20 tons of caramel and nine-million
3peanuts; the operation churns out nine apples every second;
4and
 
5    WHEREAS, Over the years, Affy Tapple caramel apples have
6delighted millions of Chicagoans, and when the leaves start to
7turn to color of caramel and the air is as crisp as an apple,
8everyone knows it is fall in Chicago, or as it is known to many
9"caramel apple season"; therefore, be it
 
10    RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ONE
11HUNDRED THIRD GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that
12we congratulate the Affy Tapple company on its 75th
13anniversary, and we wish it many more wonderful years; and be
14it further
 
15    RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
16presented to the Affy Tapple company as a symbol of our respect
17and esteem.