HJ0038 99TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY


  

 


 
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HOUSE JOINT RESOLUTION

 
2    WHEREAS, Gene Pingatore is the winningest coach in Illinois
3high school basketball history; and
 
4    WHEREAS, Gene Pingatore has been a mentor and educator,
5both on and off the court, for 50 years at St. Joseph High
6School in Westchester; and
 
7    WHEREAS, Gene Pingatore became Illinois' winningest prep
8coach on January 16, 2015 with his 827th victory in his 1,100th
9game; and
 
10    WHEREAS, Gene Pingatore has guided the St. Joseph Chargers
11to 7 Elite Eights and a State championship in 1999; he has also
12claimed second, third, and fourth place trophies; therefore, be
13it
 
14    RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE
15NINETY-NINTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, THE
16SENATE CONCURRING HEREIN, that we designate Cermak Road from
17South Wolf Road to Westchester Boulevard as the "Gene Pingatore
18Road"; and be it further
 
19    RESOLVED, That the Illinois Department of Transportation
20is requested to erect at suitable locations, consistent with

 

 

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1State and federal regulations, appropriate plaques or signs
2giving notice of the name of "Gene Pingatore Road"; and be it
3further
 
4    RESOLVED, That suitable copies of this resolution be
5presented to the Secretary of the Illinois Department of
6Transportation and Gene Pingatore.