IL HJR0046

Designates First Avenue in Melrose Park from its intersection with North Avenue to its intersection with River Road as "Kiddieland Amusement Park Road"

Requests the Illinois Department of Transportation to erect plaques or signs at suitable locations indicating the new road name

Commemorates Kiddieland Amusement Park, which operated for 81 years from 1929 to September 27, 2009, beginning with pony rides during the Great Depression

Park expanded significantly over decades with attractions including a German carousel, Ferris wheel, log flume, pirate ship, and 40-foot water coaster before closing and demolition in 2010

Directs copies of the resolution to be presented to the Fritz family, the Mayor of Melrose Park, and the Secretary of Transportation