Committee on Finance City Council Meeting, June 8, 2011 Alderman Brendan Reilly, 42nd Ward
Resolution
BUTCH MCGUIRE'S 50™ ANNIVERSARY CHICAGO CITY COUNCIL RESOLUTION
WHEREAS, The Chicago City Council has been informed of this occasion by Alderman Brendan Reilly; and
WHEREAS, Butch McGuire's, holder of Chicago liquor license number 46, celebrates 50 years since the mother of Robert Emmet "Butch" McGuire lent her son $560 to open an Irish pub in Chicago on June 8, 1961; and
WHEREAS, Butch McGuire's has been a fixture in the Gold Coast neighborhood and has been a highly visible, positive representation of Chicago's vibrant Irish Culture; and
WHEREAS, Butch himself, the tavern's founder, has been accredited for the invention of the Harvey Wallbanger, was the first to introduce a stalk of celery to the Bloody Mary recipe and is widely believed to have invented the concept of the singles bar and the high-top bar table; and
WHEREAS, Butch's establishment has been a regular hangout for local and national dignitaries and celebrities past and present; and
WHEREAS, Butch McGuire's was one of Chicago's first pubs to employ women as bartenders and managers; and
WHEREAS, Upwards of 5,000 marriages are known to have originated at Butch McGuire's; and
WHEREAS, Butch McGuire, commonly referred to as the Mayor of Division Street was an enthusiastic promoter of Chicago and crusader for the community; and
WHEREAS, Butch McGuire, himself a recipient of a heart transplant, was a tireless supporter of the American Transplant Association, hosting an annual fund-raiser with his wife, Mary Jo; and
WHEREAS, Butch McGuire's, a partner of Santa Clause Anonymous, Inc. was the first Chicago bar to adopt a charity; and
WHEREAS, Hundreds of professionals the world over allegedly paid for their higher education with wages earned at Butch McGuire's; and
WHEREAS, An official celebration to commemorate Butch McGuire's 50th Anniversary is scheduled for August 27, 2011
BE IT RESOLVED, That we, the Mayor ...
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