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 1                       HOUSE JOINT RESOLUTION

 2        WHEREAS, Ronald Wilson Reagan was  born  on  February  6,
 3    1911,  in  Tampico,  Illinois,  the  son  of  Nellie and John
 4    Reagan; and

 5        WHEREAS, Ronald Reagan and his family in  1915  moved  to
 6    Galesburg,  Illinois,  and  he  began his formal education at
 7    Silas Willard School; and

 8        WHEREAS, Ronald Reagan  and  his  family  then  moved  to
 9    Monmouth, Illinois, and resided in that fair community during
10    his  formative  years  from  1917-1919, and where he attended
11    Monmouth Central School; and

12        WHEREAS, When Ronald Reagan  was  9  years  of  age,  the
13    family settled in Dixon, Illinois, where at Dixon High School
14    he  played  football  and  basketball,  ran  track, served as
15    president of the student body,  and  first  performed  as  an
16    actor; and

17        WHEREAS,  Ronald  Reagan graduated from Eureka College in
18    1932 with a degree in economics and sociology; and

19        WHEREAS, From humble beginnings, Ronald Reagan went on to
20    become a sportscaster, actor,  Governor  of  California,  and
21    President of the United States; and

22        WHEREAS,  Ronald  Reagan  was  elected  President  of the
23    United States in 1980; a favorite of the  American  populace,
24    he was elected to a second term in 1984; and

25        WHEREAS,  Ronald Wilson Reagan, the 40th President of the
26    United  States,  warrants  a  public  tribute  as  a  son  of
27    Illinois; and

28        WHEREAS, In 1999, portions of Illinois Route 172  and  92
29    from  Tampico  to  Illinois  Route  26  and  the  portions of
30    Illinois Route 26, Illinois Route 29, and U.S. Route 24  from
 
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 1    Dixon to Eureka were designated as the Ronald Reagan Trail by
 2    Senate Joint Resolution 3; and

 3        WHEREAS, The cities of Princeton, Galesburg, and Monmouth
 4    were  essential in the upbringing of Ronald Reagan and should
 5    be included in the Ronald Reagan Trail; therefore, be it

 6        RESOLVED,  BY  THE  HOUSE  OF  REPRESENTATIVES   OF   THE
 7    NINETY-THIRD  GENERAL  ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, THE
 8    SENATE CONCURRING HEREIN, that the  Ronald  Reagan  Trail  is
 9    extended  to include those portions of U.S. Route 34 from the
10    City of Princeton, through the City of Galesburg, to the City
11    of Monmouth; and be it further

12        RESOLVED, That the Illinois Department of Transportation,
13    in accordance with applicable  State  and  federal  laws  and
14    rules  and  in cooperation with units of local government, be
15    requested to erect appropriate  signs,  markers,  or  plaques
16    along  the  extended  portions  of the Ronald Reagan Trail in
17    recognition of this designation; and be it further

18        RESOLVED, That a copy of this resolution be delivered  to
19    the Illinois Department of Transportation.