Full Text of HJR0088 095th General Assembly
HJ0088eng 95TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
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| HOUSE JOINT RESOLUTION 88
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| WHEREAS, In 1885, the 34th Illinois General Assembly passed | 3 |
| legislation to establish a soldiers' and sailors' home for | 4 |
| disabled Illinois veterans of the Mexican and Civil Wars; and
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| WHEREAS, On June 1, 1886, Governor Richard Oglesby decided | 6 |
| on Quincy as the site of the new home; the home is the largest | 7 |
| and oldest veterans home of the four located in Illinois, and | 8 |
| one of the larger and older veterans homes in the country; and
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| WHEREAS, Originally named "Soldiers and Sailors Home" | 10 |
| until 1974, it is currently home to nearly 600 veterans and | 11 |
| their spouses; over 70 of the 102 counties in Illinois are | 12 |
| represented within the current membership; and
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| WHEREAS, The Illinois Veterans' Home at Quincy is | 14 |
| responsible for providing economical and quality long-term | 15 |
| care for veterans and their spouses, which includes domiciliary | 16 |
| care, intermediate care, and skilled care; and
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| WHEREAS, Sunset Cemetery is located on the grounds of the | 18 |
| Illinois Veterans Home in Quincy; and
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| WHEREAS, Over 7,000 veterans and spouses are laid to rest | 20 |
| at Sunset Cemetery, dating back to the Civil War, including a |
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| large number of Medal of Honor recipients; and
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| WHEREAS, A section of U.S. Route 24 runs through Quincy; | 3 |
| therefore, be it
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| RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE | 5 |
| NINETY-FIFTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, THE | 6 |
| SENATE CONCURRING HEREIN, that the section of U.S. Route 24 | 7 |
| that runs from the Mississippi River to the junction of U.S. | 8 |
| Route 24 and Interstate 172, north of Quincy, be designated | 9 |
| "The Veterans Medal of Honor Highway"; and be it further
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| RESOLVED, That the Department of Transportation is | 11 |
| requested to erect at suitable locations, consistent with State | 12 |
| regulations, appropriate signs giving notice of the name; and | 13 |
| be it further | 14 |
| RESOLVED, That suitable copies of this resolution be | 15 |
| presented to the Secretary of the Illinois Department of | 16 |
| Transportation and to the Illinois Veterans Home in Quincy.
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