Bill Text: IL HJR0046 | 2019-2020 | 101st General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Designates First Avenue in Melrose Park as it travels from its intersection with North Avenue to its intersection with River Road as the "Kiddieland Amusement Park Road".
Spectrum: Moderate Partisan Bill (Democrat 35-4)
Status: (Passed) 2019-05-31 - Adopted Both Houses [HJR0046 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2019-HJR0046-Introduced.html
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1 | HOUSE JOINT RESOLUTION
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2 | WHEREAS, Kiddieland Amusement Park began in 1929 when | ||||||
3 | Arthur Fritz purchased six ponies and offered rides as an | ||||||
4 | escape for parents reeling from the Great Depression; and
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5 | WHEREAS, In 1940, the German Carousel, the Little Auto | ||||||
6 | Ride, the Roto Whip, and the Ferris Wheel were added; the Roto | ||||||
7 | Whip and the Ferris Wheel would last until the park's closing; | ||||||
8 | the park saw its first major expansion in the 1950s with the | ||||||
9 | addition of the Little Dipper and the Carousel, both of which | ||||||
10 | lasted until the park's closing; bumper cars were added in the | ||||||
11 | 1960s, replacing the original pony ride; and
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12 | WHEREAS, The park transferred ownership in 1977 to Arthur | ||||||
13 | Fritz's grandchildren; the park continued its expansion and | ||||||
14 | installed several major attractions, including a log flume, a | ||||||
15 | swinging pirate ship, a 40-foot long water coaster, and | ||||||
16 | numerous other attractions; and
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17 | WHEREAS, Kiddieland closed down on September 27, 2009 and | ||||||
18 | was demolished in 2010; and
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19 | WHEREAS, Kiddieland provided amusement to those in the | ||||||
20 | Melrose Park area for 81 years; therefore, be it
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1 | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ONE | ||||||
2 | HUNDRED FIRST GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, THE | ||||||
3 | SENATE CONCURRING HEREIN, that we designate First Avenue in | ||||||
4 | Melrose Park as it travels from its intersection with North | ||||||
5 | Avenue to its intersection with River Road as "Kiddieland | ||||||
6 | Amusement Park Road"; and be it further
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7 | RESOLVED, That the Illinois Department of Transportation
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8 | is requested to erect at suitable locations, consistent with
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9 | State and federal regulations, appropriate plaques or signs
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10 | giving notice of the name of "Kiddieland Amusement Park Road"; | ||||||
11 | and be it further
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12 | RESOLVED, That suitable copies of this resolution be | ||||||
13 | presented to the family of Arthur Fritz, the Mayor of Melrose | ||||||
14 | Park, and the Secretary of Transportation.
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