IL SJR0053

Designates a portion of U.S. Highway 50 from its intersection with Illinois Route 130 in Olney to 10 miles west of Olney as the "Sgt. Levi Ridgley Memorial Highway"

Honors U.S. Army Sgt. Kenneth Levi Ridgley of Olney, who was killed in action on March 30, 2005 during Operation Iraqi Freedom at a checkpoint incident

Sgt. Ridgley served six years in the Illinois National Guard before joining the U.S. Army, where he was assigned to the 3rd Battalion, 21st Infantry Regiment, 25th Infantry Division at Fort Lewis, Washington

Directs the Illinois Department of Transportation to erect appropriate plaques or signs along the designated highway

Requires copies of the resolution be presented to Sgt. Ridgley's family, the Mayor of Olney, and the Secretary of IDOT