(20 ILCS 1805/28.3)
Sec. 28.3.
State funeral honors.
The
funeral honors entitlement established by this Article may
be provided to an eligible veteran only
if (i) a request for military funeral honors has been made
on behalf of the deceased veteran to federal
authorities and (ii) military funeral honors are not to be
provided by federal authorities, regardless of the reason. Governors
are entitled to funeral honors without a federal request.
(Source: P.A. 92-76, eff. 1-1-02.)
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