Congratulates the Calhoun High School softball team, the Warriors, on winning the 2016 Illinois High School Association Class 1A Championship.
Mourns the death of Officer Francis Scot Fitzgerald. Designates the section of Illinois Route 267 as it runs between Interstate 72 and Nortonville Road as the "Officer Scot Fitzgerald Memorial Highway".
Appropriates $2 from the General Revenue Fund to the Board of Trustees of the Illinois State University for its FY 16 ordinary and contingent expenses.
Congratulates the Calhoun High School girls basketball team, the Lady Warriors, on winning the 2016 Class 1A State Championship.
Mourns the death of Officer Francis Scot Fitzgerald.
Honors and recognizes Dorothy Teresea-Marie "Tess" Drainer by spreading awareness of Bilateral Perisylvian Polymicrogyria across the State of Illinois and gives our encouragement to all those battling rare diseases.
Designates the section of U.S. Route 67 between Liberty Road and Interstate 72 near Jacksonville as the "Dick Rawlings Memorial Highway".
Mourns the death of John A. Killam of Jacksonville.
Amends the Open Meetings Act. Provides that public bodies may hold closed meetings to consider building safety and security.
Amends the Department of State Police Law of the Civil Administrative Code of Illinois. Provides that the Department of State Police shall develop a coordinated program for a statewide emergency alert system when a person 21 years old or older who is believed to have Alzheimer's disease or related dementias is reported missing. Provides that the system shall be referred to as the Silver Alert system and shall include, but is not limited to, an electronic message sent to all law enforcement agencies; use of the emergency alert system; the use of electronic billboards and message signs in coordination with the Illinois Department of Transportation if a vehicle is involved; posting of the Silver Alert message on Illinois Lottery terminals; the designation by the Department of a contact name and toll-free telephone number for tips and information; blast email and fax messages to media outlets; activation of a local reverse 911 systems to all businesses and residents if the person is on foot. Amends the Department of Transportation Law of the Civil Administrative Code of Illinois. Provides that the Department of Transportation shall coordinate with the Department of State Police in the use of electronic message signs on roads and highways to immediately provide critical information to the public concerning missing persons with Alzheimer's disease or related dementias. Amends the Missing Persons Identification Act to make conforming changes.
