HJ0121 99TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY

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HOUSE JOINT RESOLUTION

WHEREAS, It is highly fitting that the Illinois General Assembly pays honor and respect to individuals who have given their lives in the line of duty; and

WHEREAS, Trooper Chong Soo Lim, Badge #4348, was killed in the line of duty on June 6, 1995, at the age of 29; and

WHEREAS, Trooper Lim was killed on Interstate 90 Westbound at (then) Milepost 18.3 when his patrol car was struck from behind as he conducted a traffic stop on the Northwest Tollway; and

WHEREAS, Trooper Lim had been a State Trooper for 5 years and was a graduate of the University of Illinois in Chicago; and

WHEREAS, Trooper Lim was born in South Korea and moved with his family to the United States in the late 1970s; and

WHEREAS, Trooper Lim patrolled District 3 in Chicago upon his graduation from the Illinois State Police Academy; he transferred to the midnight shift in District 15, Oak Brook, just one month before his death; and

WHEREAS, Annually the Asian American Law Enforcement Association honors Trooper Lim with a memorial scholarship; therefore, be it

RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE NINETY-NINTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, THE SENATE CONCURRING HEREIN, that we designate the State Route 59 overpass over Interstate 90 the "Trooper Chong Soo Lim Memorial Overpass"; and be it further

RESOLVED, That the Illinois State Tollway Highway Authority is requested to erect at suitable locations, consistent with State and federal regulations, appropriate plaques or signs giving notice of the name of the "Trooper Chong Soo Lim Memorial Overpass"; and be it further

RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be presented to the family of Trooper Lim and the Executive Director of the Illinois State Tollway Highway Authority.