IL HJR0028

Designates the section of Interstate 57 between Exit 339 at Sauk Trail Road and Exit 358 at Wentworth Avenue in Chicago as the Tuskegee Airmen Memorial Trail.

Requests the Illinois Department of Transportation to erect plaques or signs at suitable locations along the designated section identifying it as the Tuskegee Airmen Memorial Trail.

Honors the Tuskegee Airmen, the first African American military aviators in the U.S. Armed Forces during World War II, for their service and combat achievements including 15,533 combat sorties and destruction of 112 German aircraft in the air.

Recognizes that 996 pilots were trained at Tuskegee from 1941 to 1946, with approximately 445 deployed overseas and 150 killed in accidents or combat, earning numerous military decorations for valor.

Directs that a copy of the resolution be presented to the Illinois Department of Transportation Secretary and the Chicago "DODO" Chapter of the Tuskegee Airmen, Incorporated.