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HOUSE RESOLUTION


 
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    WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of 
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Representatives wish to congratulate Thomas J. Mathes on being 
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named general manager of the award-winning Hotel Burnham 
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Chicago; as general manager, he is responsible for all daily 
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operations, personnel, training and business development for 
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the property; and

 
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    WHEREAS, Having carved a special niche in the luxury 
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hospitality industry, he brings to the position more than seven 
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years of industry experience; he was promoted to the position 
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of general manager after holding a series of top posts at 
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various Kimpton properties in Chicago; most recently, he served 
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as hotel manager at the 483-room Hotel Allegro, where he was 
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responsible for the supervision of daily operations; he also 
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has experience as hotel manager at the 192-room Hotel Monaco 
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Chicago, and was assistant general manager at the Hotel 
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Burnham; and

 
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    WHEREAS, He also held management positions at hotels 
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including the Midland Hotel and Hotel Sofitel in Chicago, and a 
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trainer position at Red Roof Inns in St. Louis; he started  his 
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stellar career in the hospitality industry at the Peabody Hotel 
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in Memphis as a front desk agent; he also served as proprietor 
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of Sterling Entertainment in Memphis and St. Louis; and

 
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    WHEREAS, Hotel Burnham Chicago, named after famed city 
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planner and architect Daniel Burnham of D.H. Burnham and Co. 
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who originally designed the building, is located in the city's 
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Theatre District; the boutique-style hotel is one of Chicago's 
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most significant architectural landmarks, occupying the 
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historic 109-year-old former Reliance Building; completed in 
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1895, the Reliance Building was not only a premier product of 
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"the Chicago style" architecture, it was the first direct 
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predecessor to the modern skyscrapers that are such a large 
 


 






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part of Chicago today; the 14 floors of the Reliance Building 
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seem to defy gravity due to its interior iron and steel frame 
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construction and delicate glass and terra cotta facade; 
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therefore, be it

 
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    RESOLVED, BY THE  HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE 
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NINETY-THIRD GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we 
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congratulate Thomas J. Mathes on being named general manager of 
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the Hotel Burnham Chicago and we wish him success in the 
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future; and be it further

 
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    RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be 
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presented to Thomas J. Mathes as an expression of our esteem.