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This resolution honors Lt. Gregory Jonas, a long-serving police officer who was tragically killed in the line of duty in 2009, by designating a portion of Bond Avenue in Centreville, Illinois, from South 43rd Street to South 47th Street as the "Lt. Gregory Jonas Memorial Avenue". The resolution recognizes Jonas's dedicated service, first with the Alorton Police Department from 1976 to 1984 and then with the Centreville Police Department from 1995, where he was promoted to lieutenant in 2004. It notes that Jonas was fatally shot while patrolling an apartment complex, with the perpetrator subsequently being convicted and sentenced to 53 years in prison without parole. The resolution requests the Illinois Department of Transportation to erect appropriate signage marking the memorial avenue and directs that copies of the resolution be presented to Jonas's family, which at the time of his death included his wife, two sons, four daughters, his mother, and ten grandchildren. The document reflects the Illinois General Assembly's commitment to honoring public servants who have made the ultimate sacrifice in service to their community.

Transportation and Infrastructure

https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=1&GAID=18&DocTypeID=HJR&SessionID=114&GA=104