Bill Text: IL HJR0076 | 2021-2022 | 102nd General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Designates U.S. Route 24 in the City of Chenoa as the "Trooper Albert Hasson Memorial Highway".
Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill
Status: (Engrossed - Dead) 2022-10-21 - Alternate Chief Sponsor Changed to Sen. Don Harmon [HJR0076 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2021-HJR0076-Introduced.html
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| 1 | HOUSE JOINT RESOLUTION
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| 2 | WHEREAS, It is highly fitting that the Illinois General | ||||||
| 3 | Assembly pays honor and respect to individuals who have given | ||||||
| 4 | their lives in service to their communities; and
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| 5 | WHEREAS, The Illinois State Police has proudly served the | ||||||
| 6 | citizens of Illinois since 1922, and its dedication to public | ||||||
| 7 | safety has saved countless lives and has enriched the State of | ||||||
| 8 | Illinois; and
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| 9 | WHEREAS, It is important to remember those officers who | ||||||
| 10 | lost their lives while upholding their oath to serve and | ||||||
| 11 | protect; and
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| 12 | WHEREAS, Trooper Albert Hasson was the first Illinois | ||||||
| 13 | State Police officer to be killed in the line of duty; and
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| 14 | WHEREAS, Trooper Hasson was struck by a car while | ||||||
| 15 | patrolling approximately three miles north of Chenoa on | ||||||
| 16 | September 7, 1924; he pulled off the road to stop an oncoming | ||||||
| 17 | car and was struck by a car from behind just as he stepped onto | ||||||
| 18 | the roadway, throwing him 10 feet; and
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| 19 | WHEREAS, Trooper Hasson was taken by fellow officers to | ||||||
| 20 | the hospital in Pontiac, where he succumbed to his injuries | ||||||
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| 1 | several hours later; and
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| 2 | WHEREAS, Trooper Hasson was a four-month veteran of the | ||||||
| 3 | Illinois State Police, assigned to District 6 in Pontiac; and
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| 4 | WHEREAS, Trooper Hasson was a veteran of World War I, and | ||||||
| 5 | at the time of his passing, he was survived by his wife; and
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| 6 | WHEREAS, To honor Trooper Hasson, a training room in the | ||||||
| 7 | District 6 Headquarters was named after him in 2004; | ||||||
| 8 | therefore, be it
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| 9 | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ONE | ||||||
| 10 | HUNDRED SECOND GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, THE | ||||||
| 11 | SENATE CONCURRING HEREIN, that we designate U.S. Route 24 in | ||||||
| 12 | the City of Chenoa as the "Trooper Albert Hasson Memorial | ||||||
| 13 | Highway"; and be it further
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| 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 of the "Trooper Albert Hasson | ||||||
| 18 | Memorial Highway"; and be it further
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| 19 | RESOLVED, That suitable copies of this resolution be | ||||||
| 20 | presented to the Illinois State Police, the Mayor of the City | ||||||
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| 1 | of Chenoa, and the Secretary of Transportation.
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