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SENATE JOINT RESOLUTION NO. 118

WHEREAS, The Chicago - Kansas City Expressway (C-KC) corridor through Illinois and Missouri forms a unified corridor of commerce between 2 of the major commercial and tourism centers in the Midwest; and

WHEREAS, The portion of the Chicago - Kansas City Expressway corridor from Chicago to the Quad Cities, Galesburg, Monmouth, Macomb, and Quincy, constitutes a major artery for travel, commerce, and economic opportunity for a significant portion of the State of Illinois; and

WHEREAS, It is appropriate that this highway corridor through Illinois connecting to the corridor in the State of Missouri be uniquely signed as the Chicago - Kansas City Expressway (C-KC) to facilitate the movement of traffic; therefore, be it

RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-SIXTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES CONCURRING HEREIN, that we designate Interstate 290 to Interstate 88, Interstate 88 to Interstate 80, the portions of Interstate 80 from Interstate 88 to Interstate 74, Interstate 74 to Galesburg, U.S. Route 34 to Monmouth, U.S. Route 67 to Macomb, Illinois 336 to Interstate 172 at Quincy, Interstate 172 to Interstate 72, and Interstate 72 to the crossing of the Mississippi River at Hannibal, Missouri as the Illinois portion of the Chicago - Kansas City Expressway and marked concurrently with the existing route numbers as Illinois Route 110; and be it further

RESOLVED, That the Illinois Department of Transportation and the Illinois State Toll Highway Authority are requested to erect, consistent with State and federal regulations, signs displaying the approved C-KC logo and Illinois Route 110; and be it further

RESOLVED, That suitable copies of this resolution be delivered to the Secretary of the Illinois Department of Transportation, the Director of the Missouri Department of Transportation, the Executive Director of the Illinois State Toll Highway Authority, and the Mayors of Chicago, the Quad-Cities, Galesburg, Monmouth, Macomb, and Quincy.