HR0830 97TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY

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HOUSE RESOLUTION

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

WHEREAS, Pulaski Road still retains the name of Crawford Avenue in the north suburbs of Lincolnwood, Skokie, Evanston, and Wilmette, north of Devon Avenue (6400 N) and south from the Chicago City Limits to Lincoln Highway US-30; therefore, be it

RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE NINETY-SEVENTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that the entire north-south stretch of the thoroughfare, including the aforementioned sections of Crawford Avenue, shall be designated as Pulaski Road; and be it further

RESOLVED, That the Illinois Department of Transportation is requested to erect at suitable locations, consistent with State regulations, plaques or signs giving notice of the name of Pulaski Road; and be it further

RESOLVED, That suitable copies of this resolution be delivered to the Secretary of the Illinois Department of Transportation, the Village of Lincolnwood, the Village of Skokie, the City of Evanston, the Village of Wilmette, and the City of Chicago.