Bill Text: IL SJR0045 | 2021-2022 | 102nd General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Designates Illinois Route 121 as it runs from the Macon/Moultrie County line to the intersection of Route 121 and Route 36 in Decatur as the "Trooper Todd Hanneken Memorial Highway".
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2022-02-01 - Referred to Assignments [SJR0045 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2021-SJR0045-Introduced.html
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| 1 | SENATE JOINT RESOLUTION
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| 2 | WHEREAS, It is highly fitting that the Illinois General
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| 3 | Assembly pays honor and respect to individuals who have given
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| 4 | their lives in service to their communities; and
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| 5 | WHEREAS, Todd Hanneken was born in Decatur to Jerry and | ||||||
| 6 | Vickie (St. Pierre) Hanneken on December 3, 1975; he graduated | ||||||
| 7 | from Mt. Zion High School in 1994 and received his bachelor's | ||||||
| 8 | degree in criminal justice sciences from Illinois State | ||||||
| 9 | University in 1999; he married Michelle Jean "Shelley" Hillman | ||||||
| 10 | on August 18, 2001; and
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| 11 | WHEREAS, Todd Hanneken achieved his lifelong goal of | ||||||
| 12 | becoming a second generation Illinois State Police Trooper in | ||||||
| 13 | December of 2000 as a part of Cadet Class 100; he was assigned | ||||||
| 14 | first to State Police District 15 in Downers Grove and then | ||||||
| 15 | home to State Police District 10, Pesotum; he received several | ||||||
| 16 | professional honors; and
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| 17 | WHEREAS, Todd Hanneken was dedicated to his family and | ||||||
| 18 | friends and to serving his community of Mt. Zion and the State | ||||||
| 19 | of Illinois; and
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| 20 | WHEREAS, Todd Hanneken was preceded in death by his | ||||||
| 21 | grandparents, Paul and Evelyn Hanneken and Gerald St. Pierre; | ||||||
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| 1 | and
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| 2 | WHEREAS, At the time of his passing, Todd Hanneken was | ||||||
| 3 | survived by his wife of nearly 20 years, Shelley; his sons, | ||||||
| 4 | Benjamin Anthony and Nicholas William; his parents; his | ||||||
| 5 | brother, Chad (Mandy); his grandmother, Doris St. Pierre; his | ||||||
| 6 | in-laws, Bill and Linda Westbrook and Greg Hillman; his | ||||||
| 7 | sister-in-law, Wendy Boeke (Jim Judd); and his nieces and | ||||||
| 8 | nephews, Cade Hanneken, Luke Hanneken, McKinleigh Killham, and | ||||||
| 9 | Grace Boeke; therefore, be it
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| 10 | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDRED SECOND GENERAL | ||||||
| 11 | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, THE HOUSE OF | ||||||
| 12 | REPRESENTATIVES CONCURRING HEREIN, that we designate Illinois | ||||||
| 13 | Route 121 as it runs from the Macon/Moultrie County line to the | ||||||
| 14 | intersection of Route 121 and Route 36 in Decatur as the | ||||||
| 15 | "Trooper Todd Hanneken Memorial Highway"; and be it further
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| 16 | RESOLVED, That the Illinois Department of Transportation
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| 17 | is requested to erect at suitable locations, consistent with
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| 18 | State and federal regulations, appropriate plaques or signs | ||||||
| 19 | giving notice of the name of "Trooper Todd Hanneken Memorial | ||||||
| 20 | Highway"; and be it further
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| 21 | RESOLVED, That suitable copies of this resolution be | ||||||
| 22 | presented to the family of Todd Hanneken and the Secretary of | ||||||
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| 1 | Transportation.
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