Bill Text: IL HJR0066 | 2023-2024 | 103rd General Assembly | Introduced
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Bill Title: Designates U.S. Route 45 from Belvidere Road (Illinois 120) in Grayslake north to Washington Street as the "U.S. Marine Corps Lance Corporal Sean P. Maher Memorial Highway".
Spectrum: Moderate Partisan Bill (Democrat 5-1)
Status: (Passed) 2024-05-26 - Adopted Both Houses [HJR0066 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2023-HJR0066-Introduced.html
Bill Title: Designates U.S. Route 45 from Belvidere Road (Illinois 120) in Grayslake north to Washington Street as the "U.S. Marine Corps Lance Corporal Sean P. Maher Memorial Highway".
Spectrum: Moderate Partisan Bill (Democrat 5-1)
Status: (Passed) 2024-05-26 - Adopted Both Houses [HJR0066 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2023-HJR0066-Introduced.html
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1 | HOUSE JOINT RESOLUTION | ||||||
2 | WHEREAS, It is highly fitting that the Illinois General | ||||||
3 | Assembly pays honor and respect to those who have served our | ||||||
4 | country and, in doing so, have made the ultimate sacrifice for | ||||||
5 | our nation; and
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6 | WHEREAS, Lance Corporal Sean P. Maher was born in Elk | ||||||
7 | Grove Village to Janet R. and Dan C. Maher on March 19, 1985; | ||||||
8 | as a child, he was a member of Cub Scouts Pack 72 Wildwood, Boy | ||||||
9 | Scout Troop 71 Gurnee, and St. Paul The Apostle Catholic | ||||||
10 | Church in Gurnee, where he served as an altar boy; he enjoyed | ||||||
11 | sports of all types and caddied for Michael Jordan and Scottie | ||||||
12 | Pippen; he was named Athlete of the Year in 8th grade at | ||||||
13 | Woodland Elementary School, where he has a scholarship in his | ||||||
14 | name; he graduated Warren Township High School in 2003, and | ||||||
15 | his football jersey has since been retired in his honor; and
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16 | WHEREAS, LCpl Maher enlisted in the United States Marines | ||||||
17 | in August of 2003, one week after his 18th birthday, despite | ||||||
18 | having a football scholarship and a full ride to Southern | ||||||
19 | Illinois University; he completed basic training in San Diego, | ||||||
20 | California and was assigned to Weapons Company 1st Battalion | ||||||
21 | 3rd Marines 31st MEU 1st Marine Division Kaneohe Bay Hawaii; | ||||||
22 | and
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1 | WHEREAS, LCpl Maher was killed in action on February 2, | ||||||
2 | 2005 in the town of Hit, Iraq as he came under small arms fire | ||||||
3 | while responding to a helicopter crash; he had taken another | ||||||
4 | marine's watch that morning to let his fellow soldier sleep in | ||||||
5 | on his birthday; and
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6 | WHEREAS, LCpl Maher was awarded numerous citations for his | ||||||
7 | service, including the Marine Rifle Sharpshooter Badge, the | ||||||
8 | National Defense Service Medal, the Navy and Marine Corps | ||||||
9 | Achievement Medal, the Global War on Terrorism Service Medal, | ||||||
10 | the Global War on Terrorism Expeditionary Medal, the Armed | ||||||
11 | Forces Expeditionary Medal; posthumously, he received the AIA | ||||||
12 | Hawaii Medal of Honor, the Purple Heart, and the Navy and | ||||||
13 | Marine Corps Achievement Medal; and
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14 | WHEREAS, LCpl Maher was named an honorary member of Lake | ||||||
15 | Villa VFW Post 4308; therefore, be it
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16 | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ONE | ||||||
17 | HUNDRED THIRD GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, THE | ||||||
18 | SENATE CONCURRING HEREIN, that we designate U.S. Route 45 from | ||||||
19 | Belvidere Road (Illinois 120) in Grayslake north to Washington | ||||||
20 | Street as the "U.S. Marine Corps Lance Corporal Sean P. Maher | ||||||
21 | Memorial Highway"; and be it further
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22 | RESOLVED, That the Illinois Department of Transportation |
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1 | is requested to erect at suitable locations, consistent with | ||||||
2 | State and federal regulations, appropriate plaques or signs | ||||||
3 | giving notice of the name "U.S. Marine Corps Lance Corporal | ||||||
4 | Sean P. Maher Memorial Highway"; and be it further
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