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AMENDMENT TO HOUSE RESOLUTION 155

2    AMENDMENT NO. ___. Amend House Resolution 155 by replacing
3everything after the heading with the following:
 
4    "WHEREAS, U.S. Route 20 is the longest road in the United
5States, stretching over 3,300 miles; the route's easternmost
6point is in Boston, Massachusetts and its westernmost point is
7in Newport, Oregon; and
 
8    WHEREAS, A national effort to dedicate U.S. 20 in its
9entirety as the "Highway of Fallen Heroes" has been undertaken
10by several veterans groups in numerous states along the route;
11the groups have experienced success in the designation of this
12route in other states; and
 
13    WHEREAS, U.S. 20 connects metropolitan areas in the State
14of Illinois and serves as a major arterial highway for those
15traveling east to west, or west to east, along the northern

 

 

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1portion of the State; this highway connects the far northwest
2portion of Illinois, just east of Dubuque, Iowa, to the South
3Side of Chicago, just west of Gary, Indiana; and
 
4    WHEREAS, U.S. 20 is currently designated as the General
5U.S. Grant Memorial Highway; and
 
6    WHEREAS, In honor of the ultimate sacrifice paid by so many
7of our troops throughout history, it is fitting to dedicate the
8longest route in America as the "Highway of Fallen Heroes" as a
9humble gesture of thanks for the freedoms we enjoy on a daily
10basis; and
 
11    WHEREAS, In accordance with the words spoken over the
12fallen at Gettysburg by a former representative from Illinois,
13let us "never forget" our fallen heroes; therefore, be it
 
14    RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE
15NINETY-SEVENTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that
16we designate the segment of U.S. 20 that crosses the State of
17Illinois as the "General U.S. Grant Memorial Highway of Fallen
18Heroes" and encourage the other 11 states along the route to
19adopt similar measures to show support for veterans groups and
20the men and women serving our country today; and be it further
 
21    RESOLVED, That the Illinois Department of Transportation

 

 

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1is requested to erect, consistent with State and federal
2regulations, signs displaying the ceremonial designation of
3U.S. 20 as the "General U.S. Grant Memorial Highway of Fallen
4Heroes"; and be it further
 
5    RESOLVED, That suitable copies of this resolution be
6delivered to the Secretary of Transportation and to the
7Illinois chapters of the Veterans of Foreign Wars, the American
8Legion, the American Veterans, the United Service
9Organizations, the Disabled American Veterans, the Korean War
10Veterans Association, the Paralyzed Veterans of America, and
11the Vietnam Veterans of America as a symbol of our esteem and
12respect.".