HJR 8

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1		HOUSE JOINT RESOLUTION 8
2		    WHEREAS, It is highly fitting that the Illinois General
3		Assembly pays honor and respect to those individuals who have
4		given their lives in service to their community; and
5		    WHEREAS, Illinois State Trooper Corey Steven Thompsen of
6		rural St. Joseph was killed in the line of duty on October 18,
7		2024; and
8		    WHEREAS, Trooper Thompsen began his career in law
9		enforcement after graduating from the Southwestern Police
10		Academy as part of Session 137, and he initially worked with
11		the Vermilion County Metropolitan Enforcement Group (VMEG); he
12		then attended the Illinois State Police Academy as a member of
13		Cadet Class 130 from 2019 to 2020; he was assigned to Illinois
14		State Police District 10 in Pesotum; he joined the Illinois
15		State Police Motorcycle Enforcement Bureau in 2022; he was
16		assigned to Central Special Operations Group (SOG) Fatal 4
17		Team in 2023, serving Troop 7; and
18		    WHEREAS, Trooper Thompsen was proud of serving with the
19		Illinois State Police; he was especially proud of being part
20		of the motor unit, viewing his colleagues as a second family
21		and a tight-knit group of friends; during his service, he
22		participated in several escort details across the State that
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1		included the president, the vice president, memorial services,
2		and charity bike rides; and
3		    WHEREAS, Trooper Thompsen was a member of the Fraternal
4		Order of Police (FOP) Troopers Lodge 41, the Alpha Phi Sigma
5		national criminal justice society, and the Phi Theta Kappa
6		honor society; and
7		    WHEREAS, Trooper Thompsen was a family man who was always
8		there when anyone needed him, a respected member of the
9		Illinois State Police, and a friend to many; therefore, be it
10		    RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ONE
11		HUNDRED FOURTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, THE
12		SENATE CONCURRING HEREIN, that we designate Interstate 74 Mile
13		191 as the "Trooper Corey S. Thompsen Memorial Highway"; and
14		be it further
15		    RESOLVED, That the Illinois Department of Transportation
16		is requested to erect at suitable locations, consistent with
17		State and federal regulations, appropriate plaques or signs
18		giving notice of the name "Trooper Corey S. Thompsen Memorial
19		Highway"; and be it further
20		    RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
21		presented to the family of Trooper Thompsen, the Mayor of St.
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1		Joseph, and the Secretary of Transportation.