Bill Text: IL HJR0031 | 2023-2024 | 103rd General Assembly | Engrossed

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Bill Title: Designates the Balmoral Avenue Bridge over Interstate 294 as the "Donald Stephens Memorial Bridge".

Spectrum: Moderate Partisan Bill (Democrat 6-1)

Status: (Passed) 2023-05-24 - Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Robert F. Martwick [HJR0031 Detail]

Download: Illinois-2023-HJR0031-Engrossed.html

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HOUSE JOINT RESOLUTION 31
WHEREAS, Donald E. Stephens was born in Chicago on March
13, 1928; and
WHEREAS, Donald E. Stephens was the first village
president (mayor) of Rosemont; he was first elected in 1956
and re-elected in every subsequent election until his death on
April 18, 2007; and
WHEREAS, Prior to the village of Rosemont's incorporation,
Donald E. Stephens was the president of the homeowner's
association of the neighborhood that later became Rosemont;
and
WHEREAS, Donald E. Stephens was believed to be the
longest-serving mayor in the United States at the time of his
passing; and
WHEREAS, During Donald E. Stephens' tenure as mayor, the
village of Rosemont grew from a community of only 85 people to
become one of Illinois' most influential communities with over
4,000 residents as well as the nation's tenth-largest
convention center, properly named the Donald E. Stephens
Convention and Conference Center; and

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WHEREAS, Donald E. Stephens oversaw the construction of
the 18,500 seat Allstate Arena and the Rosemont Theatre; and
WHEREAS, Donald E. Stephens was an avid collector of
Hummel figurines and established a museum holding his
collection in Rosemont; the Donald E. Stephens Museum of
Hummels claims to be the largest public display of Hummel
figurines in the world; therefore, be it
RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ONE
HUNDRED THIRD GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, THE
SENATE CONCURRING HEREIN, that we designate the Balmoral
Avenue Bridge over Interstate 294 as the "Donald E. Stephens
Memorial Bridge"; and be it further
RESOLVED, That the Illinois Toll Highway Authority is
requested to erect at suitable locations, consistent with
State and federal regulations, appropriate plaques or signs
giving notice of the name "Donald E. Stephens Memorial
Bridge"; and be it further
RESOLVED, That suitable copies of this resolution be
presented to the family of Donald E. Stephens and the
Executive Director of the Illinois Toll Highway Authority.