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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.