Bill Text: IL HJR0017 | 2019-2020 | 101st General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Designates the section of I-294 between mile marker 49.25 and 50 as the "ISP Trooper Christopher Lambert Memorial Highway".
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 3-0)
Status: (Passed) 2019-05-30 - Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Rachelle Crowe [HJR0017 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2019-HJR0017-Introduced.html
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| 1 | HOUSE JOINT RESOLUTION
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| 2 | WHEREAS, On January 12, 2019, at approximately 4:43 p.m., | ||||||
| 3 | Trooper Christopher Lambert #6527 was on the scene of a | ||||||
| 4 | three-vehicle traffic crash in the left lane on I-294 near | ||||||
| 5 | Willow Road; while he was handling that crash, another vehicle | ||||||
| 6 | failed to stop and struck Trooper Lambert while he was outside | ||||||
| 7 | of his patrol car; Trooper Lambert sustained serious injuries | ||||||
| 8 | as a result of the crash; he was transported to Glenbrook | ||||||
| 9 | Hospital and succumbed to his injuries at approximately 7:24 | ||||||
| 10 | p.m.; and
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| 11 | WHEREAS, Trooper Lambert began his career with the ISP on | ||||||
| 12 | November 10, 2013 as part of Cadet Class 123; upon his | ||||||
| 13 | graduation from the ISP Academy, he was assigned to District 15 | ||||||
| 14 | in Downers Grove; he had recently been assigned to District | ||||||
| 15 | 15's Criminal Patrol Team; and
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| 16 | WHEREAS, Throughout his career with the ISP, Trooper | ||||||
| 17 | Lambert was recognized for his hard work, criminal interdiction | ||||||
| 18 | efforts, and for being a rising leader amongst his peers; and
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| 19 | WHEREAS, Trooper Lambert exemplified the Illinois State | ||||||
| 20 | Police's motto of Integrity, Service, Pride; and
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| 21 | WHEREAS, Trooper Lambert grew up in Dayton, Ohio, where he | ||||||
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| 1 | attended elementary and high school; he served honorably in the | ||||||
| 2 | United States Army and Army Reserve for eight years; he loved | ||||||
| 3 | Chicago Cubs baseball and was an avid fan of the Chicago | ||||||
| 4 | Blackhawks; and
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| 5 | WHEREAS, Trooper Christopher Lambert is survived by his | ||||||
| 6 | wife; his one-year-old daughter; and his parents; therefore, be | ||||||
| 7 | it
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| 8 | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ONE | ||||||
| 9 | HUNDRED FIRST GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, THE | ||||||
| 10 | SENATE CONCURRING HEREIN, that we designate the section of | ||||||
| 11 | I-294 between mile marker 49.25 and 50 as the "ISP Trooper | ||||||
| 12 | Christopher Lambert Memorial Highway"; and be it further
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| 13 | RESOLVED, That the Illinois Tollway is requested to erect | ||||||
| 14 | at suitable locations, consistent with
State and federal | ||||||
| 15 | regulations, appropriate plaques or signs
giving notice of the | ||||||
| 16 | name of
"ISP Trooper Christopher Lambert Memorial Highway"; and | ||||||
| 17 | be it further
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| 18 | RESOLVED, That suitable copies of this resolution be | ||||||
| 19 | presented to the family of Trooper Lambert and the Executive | ||||||
| 20 | Director of the Illinois Tollway.
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