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HOUSE RESOLUTION

  
 
2    WHEREAS, Pulaski Road, which was named after American 
3Revolution war hero Casimir Pulaski, is a major north-south 
4thoroughfare in the City of Chicago; prior to 1913, Pulaski 
5Road was known as 40th Avenue; the road was known as 40th 
6Avenue until 1935 when, over local opposition and a legal 
7battle that went all the way to the Illinois Supreme Court, the 
8thoroughfare was named after Casimir Pulaski; and

  
 
9    WHEREAS, Pulaski Road still retains the name of Crawford 
10Avenue in the north suburbs of Lincolnwood, Skokie, Evanston, 
11and Wilmette, north of Devon Avenue (6400 N) and south from the 
12Chicago City Limits to Lincoln Highway US-30; therefore, be it
  
 
13    RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE 
14NINETY-SEVENTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that 
15the entire north-south stretch of the thoroughfare, including 
16the aforementioned sections of Crawford Avenue, shall be 
17designated as Pulaski Road; and be it further
  
 
18    RESOLVED, That the Illinois Department of Transportation 
19is requested to erect at suitable locations, consistent with 
20State regulations, plaques or signs giving notice of the name 
21of Pulaski Road; and be it further
 
 
 
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1    RESOLVED, That suitable copies of this resolution be 
2delivered to the Secretary of the Illinois Department of 
3Transportation, the Village of Lincolnwood, the Village of 
4Skokie, the City of Evanston, the Village of Wilmette, and the 
5City of Chicago.