Bill Text: IL HJR0075 | 2023-2024 | 103rd General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Designates Bond Avenue in Centreville from South 43rd Street to South 47 Street as the "Lt. Gregory Jonas Memorial Avenue".

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)

Status: (Introduced) 2024-11-12 - Referred to Rules Committee [HJR0075 Detail]

Download: Illinois-2023-HJR0075-Introduced.html

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HOUSE JOINT RESOLUTION
WHEREAS, It is highly fitting that the Illinois General
Assembly pays honor and respect to those individuals who have
given their lives in service to their community; and
WHEREAS, Lt. Gregory Jonas joined the Alorton Police
Department in 1976, where he worked for eight years; and
WHEREAS, Lt. Jonas joined the Centreville Police
Department in 1995 and was promoted to lieutenant in 2004; and
WHEREAS, Lt. Jonas was shot and killed on June 2, 2009
while patrolling an apartment complex in the 4700 block of
Tudor Avenue; the suspect was apprehended, charged with
murder, and sentenced to 53 years in prison without parole;
and
WHEREAS, At the time of his passing, Lt. Jonas was
survived by his wife, two sons, four daughters, his mother,
and 10 grandchildren; 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 Bond Avenue in
Centreville from South 43rd Street to South 47 Street as the

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"Lt. Gregory Jonas Memorial Avenue"; and be it further
RESOLVED, That the Illinois Department of Transportation
is requested to erect at suitable locations, consistent with
State and federal regulations, appropriate plaques or signs
giving notice of the name "Lt. Gregory Jonas Memorial Avenue";
and be it further