Bill Text: IL SJR0012 | 2009-2010 | 96th General Assembly | Introduced

---

Bill Title: Designates Route 53 from I-80 south to Hoff Road as the George E. Sangmeister Memorial Highway.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)

Status: (Passed) 2009-05-30 - Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Careen M. Gordon [SJR0012 Detail]

Download: Illinois-2009-SJR0012-Introduced.html

---

SJ0012 LRB096 03379 RLC 13402 r
SENATE JOINT RESOLUTION
WHEREAS, George E. Sangmeister served with distinction as a
justice of the peace, county magistrate, State's Attorney,
member of the Illinois House of Representatives, member of the
Illinois Senate, and U.S. Congressman; and
WHEREAS, George E. Sangmeister served in the U.S. Army
between 1951 and 1953 in the Korean War; and
WHEREAS, Through George E. Sangmeister's efforts, Will
County became home to the Abraham Lincoln National Cemetery;
and
WHEREAS, George E. Sangmeister passed away on October 7,
2007; and
WHEREAS, Because of George E. Sangmeister's many years of
public service to his community, State, and country, it is
appropriate to honor him for such service; therefore, be it
RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-SIXTH GENERAL
ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
CONCURRING HEREIN, that Route 53 from I-80 south to Hoff Road
be designated as the George E. Sangmeister Memorial Highway;
and be it further

SJ0012 - 2 - LRB096 03379 RLC 13402 r
RESOLVED, That the Illinois Department of Transportation
be requested to erect, at suitable locations consistent with
State and federal regulations, an appropriate plaque or signs
giving notice of the name; and be it further
RESOLVED, That suitable copies of this resolution be
presented to the family of George E. Sangmeister and the
Illinois Secretary of Transportation.