LT. GREGORY JONAS MEMORIAL AVE

Illinois General Assembly - Full Text of HJR0001

Select Language

×

The Illinois General Assembly offers the Google Translate™ service for visitor convenience. In no way should it be considered accurate as to the translation of any content herein.

Visitors of the Illinois General Assembly website are encouraged to use other translation services available on the internet.

The English language version is always the official and authoritative version of this website.

NOTE: To return to the original English language version, select the "Show Original" button on the Google Translate™ menu bar at the top of the window.

Choose Language

English

Afrikaans

Albanian

Arabic

Armenian

Azerbaijani

Basque

Bengali

Bosnian

Catalan

Croatian

Czech

Danish

Dutch

Esperanto

Estonian

Filipino

Finnish

French

Galician

Georgian

German

Greek

Gujarati

Haitian Creole

Hausa

Hawaiian

Hebrew

Hindi

Hungarian

Icelandic

Indonesian

Interlingua

Interlingue

Inuktitut

Irish

Italian

Japanese

Javanese

Kannada

Khmer

Korean

Latin

Latvian

Lithuanian

Luxembourgish

Macedonian

Malagasy

Malayalam

Maltese

Maori

Marathi

Myanmar

Nepali

Norwegian

Odia

Pashto

Punjabi

Romanian

Russian

Samoan

Sango

Sanskrit

Sardinian

Sindhi

Sinhala

Slovak

Slovenian

Somali

Southern Sotho

Spanish

Sundanese

Swahili

Swedish

Tamil

Telugu

Thai

Tigrinya

Tonga

Turkish

Ukrainian

Urdu

Vietnamese

Welsh

Xhosa

Yiddish

Yoruba

Zulu

Powered by
Translate

Close

Illinois General Assembly

Top Navigation Bar

Translate

Learn

Select General Assembly

Search the 104th General Assembly

Enter search terms for legislation, members, committees, or schedules.

ILGA.GOV

LEGISLATION & LAWS

Bills & Resolutions

Public Acts

Illinois Compiled Statutes

Illinois Constitution

Search Legislation

Glossary

Guide

Reports & Inquiry

Legislative Reports

Special Reports

FTP Site

Legislator Lookup

Capitol Complex Phone Numbers

Rules & Regulations

Illinois Register

Administrative Rules

Senate

Members

Schedules

Committees

Request for Remote Testimony

Journals

Transcripts

Rules

Audio/Video

FOIA Information

Senate Employment Opportunities

Media Guidelines

House

Members

Schedules

Committees

Submit testimony for House Committees

Journals

Transcripts

Rules

Audio/Video

FOIA Information

House Employment Opportunities

Log In

Mobile Top Bar

Search the 104th General Assembly

Enter keywords to search the Illinois General Assembly website.

Full Text of HJR0001

Home

Legislation

Full Text

HJR0001 - 104th General Assembly

Bill Status

Full Text

Votes

Witness Slips

Select Menu

Bill Status

Full Text

Votes

Witness Slips

Printer Friendly Version

Introduced

Printer Friendly Version

Introduced

Open PDF

HJ0001
LRB104 06906 LAW 16942 r
1
HOUSE JOINT RESOLUTION

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, Lt. Gregory Jonas joined the Alorton Police
6
Department in 1976, where he worked for eight years; and

7

WHEREAS, Lt. Jonas joined the Centreville Police
8
Department in 1995 and was promoted to lieutenant in 2004; and

9

WHEREAS, Lt. Jonas was shot and killed on June 2, 2009
10
while patrolling an apartment complex in the 4700 block of
11
Tudor Avenue; the suspect was apprehended, charged with
12
murder, and sentenced to 53 years in prison without parole;
13
and

14

WHEREAS, At the time of his passing, Lt. Jonas was
15
survived by his wife, two sons, four daughters, his mother,
16
and 10 grandchildren; therefore, be it

17

RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ONE
18
HUNDRED FOURTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, THE
19
SENATE CONCURRING HEREIN, that we designate Bond Avenue in
20
Centreville from South 43rd Street to South 47 Street as the

HJ0001
- 2 -
LRB104 06906 LAW 16942 r
1
"Lt. Gregory Jonas Memorial Avenue"; and be it further

2

RESOLVED, That the Illinois Department of Transportation
3
is requested to erect at suitable locations, consistent with
4
State and federal regulations, appropriate plaques or signs
5
giving notice of the name "Lt. Gregory Jonas Memorial Avenue";
6
and be it further

7

RESOLVED, That suitable copies of this resolution be
8
presented to the family of Lt. Jonas and the Secretary of the
9
Illinois Department of Transportation.

Footer

Disclaimer

This site is maintained for the Illinois General Assembly by the
Legislative Information System, 705 Stratton Building, Springfield, Illinois 62706.

Contact ILGA Webmaster

ILGA.gov uses cookies to ensure you get the best experience on our website. By continuing to browse ILGA.gov you consent to our use of cookies.
Read About Cookies

ILGA.GOV

2026 ILGA.gov | All Rights Reserved |
ADA

|
Disclaimers
|
Learn

This site is maintained for the Illinois General Assembly by the
Legislative Information System, 705 Stratton Building, Springfield, Illinois 62706.
Contact ILGA Webmaster

ILGA.gov uses cookies to ensure you get the best experience on our website. By continuing to browse ILGA.gov you consent to our use of cookies.
Read About Cookies

ILGA.GOV

2026 ILGA.gov | All Rights Reserved |
ADA

|
Disclaimers
|
Learn