Full Text of SJR0054 97th General Assembly
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| 1 | | SENATE JOINT RESOLUTION
| 2 | | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois General Assembly wish | 3 | | to honor the great work of the late Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King | 4 | | Jr. for his contributions for bringing justice and equality to | 5 | | millions of Americans; and
| 6 | | WHEREAS, Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. deserves to be | 7 | | recognized more significantly for his work in urban America; | 8 | | and
| 9 | | WHEREAS, Many places in Illinois have street signs, public | 10 | | buildings, and statues that honor Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King | 11 | | Jr. and his work; and
| 12 | | WHEREAS, A street in Chicago known as Dr. Martin Luther | 13 | | King Jr. Drive runs from 26th Street in the north to 115th | 14 | | Street in the south; and
| 15 | | WHEREAS, The Far Southside communities recognized as | 16 | | Rosemoor and Roseland Heights have, within its boundaries, the | 17 | | only public bridge along the Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Drive | 18 | | corridor; and
| 19 | | WHEREAS, On August 27, 2011, the public and its elected | 20 | | officials assembled to recognize the importance of this day |
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| 1 | | marking the anniversary of the March on Washington (1963) and | 2 | | the National Democratic Nomination of U.S. Senator Barack Obama | 3 | | for President of the United States (2008); and
| 4 | | WHEREAS, In August of 2011, The City of Chicago recognized | 5 | | by letter the significant importance of Rev. Dr. Martin Luther | 6 | | King Jr. and supported community recommendations to dedicate | 7 | | the State Bridge located at 99th and 100th Streets and Dr. | 8 | | Martin Luther King Jr. Drive as a Memorial Bridge; and | 9 | | WHEREAS, In 2011, the public raised a significant amount of | 10 | | money to build a statue of Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. in | 11 | | the Washington Mall; the public also held a historical event on | 12 | | October 16, 2011; therefore, be it
| 13 | | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-SEVENTH GENERAL | 14 | | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES | 15 | | CONCURRING HEREIN, that we designate the bridge located at 99th | 16 | | and 100th Streets and Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Drive in | 17 | | Rosemoor and Roseland Heights as the "Dr. Martin Luther King | 18 | | Jr. Memorial Bridge"; and be it further
| 19 | | RESOLVED, That the Illinois Department of Transportation | 20 | | is requested to erect at suitable locations, consistent with | 21 | | State and federal regulations, appropriate plaques or signs | 22 | | giving notice of the name of the "Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. |
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| 1 | | Memorial Bridge"; and be it further | 2 | | RESOLVED, That suitable copies of this resolution be | 3 | | delivered to the Secretary of the Illinois Department of | 4 | | Transportation and the Chicago City Council.
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