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Fondly known in Chicago printing circles as the “Polish Prints”, Stanley (Stan) J. Kukla Jr., passed away December 27, 2020, at 83. The native Chicagoan, along with his father, Stan Sr. and two brothers Fred, and Robert, founded Kukla Press, Inc. in 1964, a commercial web offset printing company in Schiller Park, IL, the success of which spanned decades.
Kukla Press, distinguished for its role in the development of the ‘scratch and sniff’ printing, a popular process that brought sensory and tactile properties to a burgeoning print market, expanded its business such that a move to Elk Grove Village, IL, in the mid-1970s was needed to keep pace with the growing industry. Kukla Press also pioneered advancements in in-line finishing technology, which contributed to the basis of modern inline finishing systems.