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HOUSE JOINT RESOLUTION

 
2    WHEREAS, It is fitting and proper to never forget those who
3have given their lives and shed their blood in defense of this
4great nation; and
 
5    WHEREAS, A Purple Heart Trail system is well established
6throughout a large part of the United States Interstate Highway
7System and the United States National Highway System in the
8lower 48 states, as well as highways in Alaska, Guam, and
9Puerto Rico; and
 
10    WHEREAS, The State of Illinois is located in an area that
11is part of the national Purple Heart Trail system and adding
12Illinois to the Trail will add credence to those dedicated
13routes; and
 
14    WHEREAS, The State of Illinois is proud to join this worthy
15effort to establish a Purple Heart Trail across our great
16country; and
 
17    WHEREAS, The placement of signs indicating the Purple Heart
18Trail will show that Illinois is a part of this nationally
19existing system; and
 
20    WHEREAS, U.S. Route 41 is an excellent choice to establish

 

 

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1the Purple Heart Trail in the State of Illinois; therefore, be
2it
 
3    RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE
4NINETY-EIGHTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, THE
5SENATE CONCURRING HEREIN, that we designate the portion of U.S.
6Route 41 within the State of Illinois as a part of the Purple
7Heart Trail that exists throughout the U.S. highway system; and
8be it further
 
9    RESOLVED, That the Illinois Department of Transportation
10is requested to erect at suitable locations, consistent with
11State and federal regulations, appropriate plaques or signs
12giving notice of the name of the Purple Heart Trail; and be it
13further
 
14    RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
15delivered to the Secretary of the Illinois Department of
16Transportation.