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HOUSE RESOLUTION

 
2     WHEREAS, Interstate 64 is a major thoroughfare that runs
3 through the communities of East St. Louis, O'Fallon, Fairview
4 Heights, and Washington Park in southwestern Illinois; and
 
5     WHEREAS, Wyvetter Younge was one of the longest-serving
6 members of the Illinois House of Representatives; she was born
7 and raised in East St. Louis; she took office in 1975, worked
8 tirelessly on behalf of her constituents, and believed strongly
9 in her community; and
 
10     WHEREAS, She was a staunch believer in education and
11 economic development, fighting hard to keep the State community
12 college in East St. Louis; she fought to make certain that the
13 Casino Queen would be in East St. Louis; and she fought for any
14 cause that would help her district; and
 
15     WHEREAS, She represented House District 114, which
16 includes some of the poorest communities in the Metro-East and
17 some of the wealthiest; the district covers Alorton, Brooklyn,
18 Centreville, East St. Louis, Scott Air Force Base, Shiloh,
19 Washington Park, and parts of Belleville, Cahokia, Fairview
20 Heights, Mascoutah, Millstadt, Swansea, Venice, and O'Fallon
21 south of State Street; and
 

 

 

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1     WHEREAS, In respect for former Representative Younge, and
2 her dedication and hard work for the people of her district, we
3 believe she deserves to be honored in a prominent way in her
4 district; and the naming of this stretch of highway is fitting,
5 because Representative Younge was known as a dedicated servant
6 who almost always returned home to her district and family
7 instead of staying overnight in Springfield, and used this
8 route extensively in the service of area residents; therefore,
9 be it
 
10     RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE
11 NINETY-SIXTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that
12 the portion of Interstate 64 from Summit Avenue to Illinois
13 Highway 111 be designated the Wyvetter Younge Memorial Parkway;
14 and be it further
 
15     RESOLVED, That the Illinois Department of Transportation
16 is requested to erect at suitable locations, consistent with
17 State and federal regulations, appropriate plaques or signs
18 giving notice of the name of the Wyvetter Younge Memorial
19 Parkway; and be it further
 
20     RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
21 presented to the Secretary of the Illinois Department of
22 Transportation and the family of State Representative Wyvetter
23 Younge.