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| 1 | | SENATE JOINT RESOLUTION
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| 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
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| 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
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| 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
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| 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
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| 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
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| 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
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| 10 | | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDRED FOURTH GENERAL |
| 11 | | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, THE HOUSE OF |
| 12 | | REPRESENTATIVES CONCURRING HEREIN, that we designate the |
| 13 | | County Road 1900E Interstate 74 Overpass as the "Trooper Corey |
| 14 | | S. Thompsen Memorial Overpass"; and be it further
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| 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 | | Overpass"; and be it further
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| 20 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be |
| 21 | | presented to the family of Trooper Thompsen, the Mayor of St. |