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HOUSE JOINT RESOLUTION

 
2     WHEREAS, On December 7, 1941, the Japanese attacked Pearl
3 Harbor and many innocent and brave civilians and soldiers lost
4 their lives, their families, and their community; and
 
5     WHEREAS, The citizens of this State have historically paid
6 homage to those survivors and victims of World War II fighting;
7 and
 
8     WHEREAS, It is befitting that the State of Illinois honor
9 and respect the brave men and women who withstood the horrific
10 attack; and
 
11     WHEREAS, The designation of a portion of U.S. Route 66 as
12 the Pearl Harbor Memorial Highway is an appropriate
13 acknowledgment of the courage of those survivors; therefore, be
14 it
 
15     RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE
16 NINETY-FOURTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, THE
17 SENATE CONCURRING HEREIN, that the portion of U.S. Route 66
18 running from the corner of Ninth Street and Peoria Road in
19 Springfield to Fifth Street in Lincoln be designated as the
20 Pearl Harbor Memorial Highway in recognition and honor of the
21 exemplary way the survivors of the worst military attack on
22 American shores faced such a crisis; and be it further
 
23     RESOLVED, That the Illinois Department of Transportation
24 is requested to erect at suitable locations, consistent with
25 State regulations, appropriate plaques or signs giving notice
26 of the name; and be it further
 
27     RESOLVED, That a copy of this resolution be delivered to
28 the Secretary of the Illinois Department of Transportation.