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| HOUSE JOINT RESOLUTION
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| WHEREAS, Pedestrians have been killed or injured by trains |
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| at railroad crossings in northeastern Illinois; and
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| WHEREAS, A fifth grade student, Michael S. DeLarco of |
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| Schaumburg, was killed in one of these incidents on February |
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| 23, 2004; and
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| WHEREAS, All persons recognize the urgent need to prevent |
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| tragedies of this kind in the future; therefore, be it
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| RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE |
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| NINETY-THIRD GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, THE |
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| SENATE CONCURRING HEREIN, that we urge the Illinois Commerce |
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| Commission to perform a study of the crossing gates and other |
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| protective devices currently in use at those railroad crossings |
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| in northeastern Illinois, where pedestrian traffic is allowed |
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| by law, to determine the adequacy of those gates and other |
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| devices and whether additional steps should be taken to |
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| increase the safety of those crossings; and be it further
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| RESOLVED, that we urge the Commission to present a report |
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| of its findings to the Governor, the Secretary of |
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| Transportation, and the General Assembly, no later than March |
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| 31, 2005; and be it further
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| RESOLVED, That suitable copies of this resolution be |
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| delivered to the Governor, to the Secretary of Transportation, |
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| and to the chairman and members of the Illinois Commerce |
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| Commission.
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