Bill Text: IL SJR0012 | 2023-2024 | 103rd General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Designates Illinois Route 37 north of the city of Benton and south of Lake Benton Road as the "Trooper Frank R. Dunbar Memorial Highway".
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Introduced) 2023-01-31 - Referred to Assignments [SJR0012 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2023-SJR0012-Introduced.html
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1 | SENATE JOINT RESOLUTION
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2 | WHEREAS, It is important and appropriate to honor the men | ||||||
3 | and women of the Illinois State Police Division of Patrol for | ||||||
4 | their contributions to improving public safety; and
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5 | WHEREAS, Trooper Dunbar joined the Illinois State Police | ||||||
6 | on October 28, 1957 and was assigned to District 13 in DuQuoin; | ||||||
7 | and
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8 | WHEREAS, Trooper Dunbar was killed in an automobile | ||||||
9 | accident on May 14, 1972 while patrolling Route 37, north of | ||||||
10 | Benton; and
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11 | WHEREAS, Trooper Dunbar was the first state trooper in 26 | ||||||
12 | years to be killed in the line of duty and the first to be | ||||||
13 | killed in a patrol car accident in Southern Illinois; and
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14 | WHEREAS, Trooper Dunbar's service to and sacrifice for the | ||||||
15 | people of Illinois should never be forgotten; therefore, be it
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16 | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDRED THIRD GENERAL | ||||||
17 | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, THE HOUSE OF | ||||||
18 | REPRESENTATIVES CONCURRING HEREIN, that we designate Illinois | ||||||
19 | Route 37 north of the city of Benton and south of Lake Benton | ||||||
20 | Road as the "Trooper Frank R. Dunbar Memorial Highway"; and be |
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1 | it further
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2 | RESOLVED, That the Illinois Department of Transportation | ||||||
3 | is requested to erect at suitable locations, consistent with | ||||||
4 | State and federal regulations, appropriate plaques or signs
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5 | giving notice of the name of "Trooper Frank R. Dunbar Memorial | ||||||
6 | Highway"; and be it further
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7 | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | ||||||
8 | presented to the family of Trooper Dunbar.
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