SJ0028 95TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY


 


 
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SENATE JOINT RESOLUTION

 
2     WHEREAS, Thousands of Illinois service members are
3 currently engaged in the Global War on Terror; and
 
4     WHEREAS, Citizens on the home front have a responsibility
5 to the men and women in uniform; and
 
6     WHEREAS, Hundreds of thousands of our brothers and sisters
7 in the Land of Lincoln have served in the armed forces to
8 ensure that "government of the people, by the people, for the
9 people, shall not perish from the earth"; and
 
10     WHEREAS, There has been an outpouring of generosity by
11 people across Illinois to support the men and women who ensure
12 our freedom, which is greatly appreciated by the troops and
13 their loved ones; therefore, be it
 
14     RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-FIFTH GENERAL
15 ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
16 CONCURRING HEREIN, that the part of Interstate Route 355 of the
17 National System of Interstate and Defense Highways which is in
18 the State of Illinois is designated as the Veterans Memorial
19 Tollway; and be it further
 
20     RESOLVED, That the Illinois State Toll Highway Authority is

 

 

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1 requested to erect at suitable locations, consistent with State
2 regulations, appropriate plaques or signs giving notice of the
3 designation.