Thursday, March 28, 2024

Legislation to Name Stretch of Interstate 55 after Barack Obama Clears Hurdle in Illinois

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*A joint resolution in the Illinois House that would name Interstate 55 after former President Barack Obama took another step toward becoming reality.

On Tuesday, the Regulation, Roads and Bridges Committee approved the bill that would name I-55 the Barack Obama Presidential Expressway from East St. Louis to the tristate tollway near Chicago, reports the Belleville News-Democrat.

The bill passed the committee by a vote of 6-5 with Democrats approving and Republicans opposing. It has been placed on the calendar order of resolutions.

The move comes just a week after Illinois lawmakers declined to make the 44th president’s birthday a state holiday. That bill, HB503, fell six votes short.

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