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1 HOUSE JOINT RESOLUTION
2 WHEREAS, There is no known highway in Rock Island County
3 honoring Rock Island County veterans past, present, and
4 future and, especially, those who made the ultimate
5 sacrifice: 145 in World War I; 472 in World War II; 68 in the
6 Korean War; 75 in the Vietnam War; 1 in the Panama War; 1 in
7 the Persian Gulf War; and those in the Iraqi War; and
8 WHEREAS, State Route 5 traverses Rock Island County from
9 the junction of Interstates 80 and 88, southwest to U.S.
10 Route 67; therefore, be it
11 RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE
12 NINETY-THIRD GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, THE
13 SENATE CONCURRING HEREIN, that State Route 5 shall carry the
14 memorial designation Illinois Veterans War Memorial Highway
15 in honor of the military veterans of Rock Island County; and
16 be it further
17 RESOLVED, That the Illinois Department of Transportation
18 is requested to erect, at suitable locations consistent with
19 State and federal regulations, appropriate plaques or signs
20 giving notice of the memorial designation; and be it further
21 RESOLVED, That suitable copies of this resolution be
22 presented to the Veterans of Foreign Wars of the United
23 States, Department of Illinois, Rock Island County Council
24 and to the Secretary of Transportation.