Bill Text: IL HJR0114 | 2009-2010 | 96th General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Designates the portion of Herrin Road/County Road 2 between Interstate 57 and Highway 149 as the U.S.M.C. Private Joseph W. Ozbourn Memorial Highway.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)

Status: (Passed) 2010-05-06 - Adopted Both Houses [HJR0114 Detail]

Download: Illinois-2009-HJR0114-Introduced.html

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HOUSE JOINT RESOLUTION
WHEREAS, The City of Herrin in Williamson County strongly
supports the renaming of the portion of Herrin Road/County Road
2 between Interstate 57 and Highway 149 to the U.S.M.C. Private
Joseph W. Ozbourn Memorial Highway; and
WHEREAS, Private Joseph William Ozbourn was born in Herrin
on October 24, 1919; and
WHEREAS, The U.S. Navy destroyer USS Ozbourn was
commissioned on March 5, 1946 at the Boston Naval Shipyard by
his widow; and
WHEREAS, Private Ozbourn was awarded the Medal of Honor for
his gallantry in battle; and
WHEREAS, Numerous organizations in Herrin, including the
VFW-Southern Leathernecks, the MCL-Knights of Columbus, the
American Legion, and the Elks Club, are sponsoring a change in
a portion of Herrin Road/County Road 2 in honor of Private
Ozbourn; therefore, be it
RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE
NINETY-SIXTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, THE
SENATE CONCURRING HEREIN, that we designate the portion of

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Herrin Road/County Road 2 between Interstate 57 and Highway 149
as the U.S.M.C. Private Joseph W. Ozbourn Memorial Highway; and
be it further
RESOLVED, That the Illinois Department of Transportation
is requested to erect at suitable locations, consistent with
State regulations, plaques or signs giving notice of the name;
and be it further
RESOLVED, That suitable copies of this resolution be
presented to the Illinois Secretary of Transportation and the
Herrin City Council.