OFFICE OF THE MAYOR
CITY OF CHICAGO
LORI E. LIGHTFOOT
MAYOR
April 19, 2023
TO THE HONORABLE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CHICAGO
Ladies and Gentlemen:
1 transmit herewith, together with the entire City Council, a resolution honoring Alderman Tom Tunney.
Your favorable consideration of this resolution will be appreciated.
RESOLUTION
WHEREAS, The Members of this Chamber are proud and honored to congratulate our dear friend and long-time colleague, Alderman Tom Tunney, on his twenty years of dedicated, loyal and outstanding service to the people of the 44th Ward, and the City of Chicago, on the occasion of his retirement from City Council; and
WHEREAS, Mr. Tunney was born in 1955 in Chicago and was raised on the South Side, graduating from Brother Rice High School in Chicago and then matriculating to the University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign, where he received a Bachelor's degree in restaurant management; and '
WHEREAS, Alderman Tunney has lived in the Lakeview neighborhood since 1980, after completing a Master's degree in hotel management at Cornell University; and
WHEREAS, Shortly after moving back to Chicago, he acquired the Ann Sather restaurant, apprenticing with Ann for a year, learning the business from top to bottom, and since then has expanded the business to include the most famous cinnamon rolls and breakfast in town, two additional restaurants, and Ann Sather Corporate and Special Event Catering; and
WHEREAS, In 2003, Tom Tunney became Chicago's first openly gay alderman, and he has diligently served the 44th Ward as their alderman since that time; and
WHEREAS, Alderman Tunney has spent his entire aldermanic career making improvements to the 44th Ward to build the Lakeview neighborhood into one of the most appealing and pleasant neighborhoods in the City of Chicago as recognized by CNN Money Magazine and Out Traveler Magazine; and
WHEREAS, Alderman Tunney has fought to maintain and increase the number of officers assigned to his community, helping La...
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