LCPL. UHLES MEMORIAL HIGHWAY

This bill designates the portion of Route 51 passing through St. Johns as the "LCpl. Drew M. Uhles Memorial Highway" to honor Marine Lance Corporal Drew M. Uhles, who died in Iraq in 2004. The measure requires the Illinois Department of Transportation to install signs at appropriate locations to display the new name of the road. Copies of the resolution will be presented to Uhles' family, the mayor of St. Johns, and the state transportation secretary. This action is a commemorative gesture that does not alter traffic laws or funding but serves to recognize the service and sacrifice of the fallen Marine.