Bill Text: IL SJR0046 | 2025-2026 | 104th General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Designates Illinois Route 13 from the eastern limits of the Village of Coulterville to the western limits of the Village of Pinckneyville as the "Sgt. Holli R. Bolinski Memorial Road".
Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Republican 3)
Status: (Engrossed) 2026-05-31 - Chief House Sponsor Rep. Dave Severin [SJR0046 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2025-SJR0046-Introduced.html
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| 1 | SENATE JOINT RESOLUTION | ||||||
| 2 | WHEREAS, It is highly fitting that the Illinois General | ||||||
| 3 | Assembly pays honor and respect to those individuals who have | ||||||
| 4 | given their lives in service to their country; and | ||||||
| 5 | WHEREAS, Sgt. Bolinski was born in Pinckneyville to Janie | ||||||
| 6 | (Lee) Sroka-Meier on September 2, 1981; she married Robert M. | ||||||
| 7 | Bolinski in St. Bruno Catholic Church on November 4, 2017; and | ||||||
| 8 | WHEREAS, Sgt. Bolinski served with the United States Army, | ||||||
| 9 | 657th Transportation Company, 419th Transportation Battalion, | ||||||
| 10 | 103rd Sustainment Command, Mt. Vernon as a unit administrator; | ||||||
| 11 | and | ||||||
| 12 | WHEREAS, Sgt. Bolinski's awards and decorations include | ||||||
| 13 | the Meritorious Service Medal, the Army Commendation Medal, | ||||||
| 14 | the Army Achievement Medal, the Navy Achievement Medal, the | ||||||
| 15 | Army Good Conduct Medal, the Army Reserve Components | ||||||
| 16 | Achievement Medal, the National Defense Service Medal, the | ||||||
| 17 | Iraq Campaign Medal with Bronze Service Star, the Global War | ||||||
| 18 | on Terrorism Service Medal, the Armed Forces Reserve Medal | ||||||
| 19 | with Mobilization Device, the Noncommissioned Officers | ||||||
| 20 | Professional Development Ribbon, the Army Service Ribbon, the | ||||||
| 21 | Overseas Service Ribbon with Numeral 2, the Basic Marksmanship | ||||||
| 22 | Qualification Badge Expert with Rifle Bar, the Meritorious | ||||||
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| 1 | Unit Commendation (Army), and the Overseas Service Bar; and | ||||||
| 2 | WHEREAS, Sgt. Bolinski was a loving wife and mother and | ||||||
| 3 | enjoyed crocheting, being outdoors, cutting the grass, | ||||||
| 4 | cleaning her cars, and gardening; and | ||||||
| 5 | WHEREAS, Sgt. Bolinski passed away on March 5, 2019 while | ||||||
| 6 | serving her country in Kuwait; therefore, be it | ||||||
| 7 | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDRED FOURTH GENERAL | ||||||
| 8 | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, THE HOUSE OF | ||||||
| 9 | REPRESENTATIVES CONCURRING HEREIN, that we designate Illinois | ||||||
| 10 | Route 13 from the eastern limits of the Village of | ||||||
| 11 | Coulterville to the western limits of the Village of | ||||||
| 12 | Pinckneyville as the "Sgt. Holli R. Bolinski Memorial Road"; | ||||||
| 13 | and be it further | ||||||
| 14 | RESOLVED, That the Illinois Department of Transportation | ||||||
| 15 | is requested to erect at suitable locations, consistent with | ||||||
| 16 | State and federal regulations, appropriate plaques or signs | ||||||
| 17 | giving notice of the name "Sgt. Holli R. Bolinski Memorial | ||||||
| 18 | Road"; and be it further | ||||||
| 19 | RESOLVED, That suitable copies of this resolution be | ||||||
| 20 | presented to the family of Sgt. Bolinski, the mayor of | ||||||
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| 1 | Pinckneyville, and the Secretary of the Illinois Department of | ||||||
| 2 | Transportation. | ||||||
