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| HOUSE RESOLUTION
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| WHEREAS, Each year in Illinois approximately 75 to 80 |
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| people are killed in collisions between trains and motor |
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| vehicles or between trains and pedestrians; and
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| WHEREAS, Reducing the number of deaths and injuries related |
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| to railroad accidents has been the goal of the DuPage Railroad |
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| Safety Council since its inception in 1994; and
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| WHEREAS, The DuPage Railroad Safety Council, in |
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| cooperation with the Illinois Commerce Commission and |
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| Operation Lifesaver of Illinois, is holding its biennial Safety |
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| Summit on September 18, 2008; therefore, be it
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| RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE |
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| NINETY-FIFTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we |
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| recognize the week of September 14-20, 2008, as Railroad Safety |
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| Week in the State of Illinois; and be it further
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| RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be |
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| presented the Chairman of the DuPage County Railroad Safety |
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| Council, the Chairman of the Illinois Commerce Commission, the |
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| Secretary of the Illinois Department of Transportation, and the |
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| Chairman of Operation Lifesaver of Illinois.
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