republic-os/legislation/us/states/il/102nd/hb-5581.md

---
type: "Bill"
title: "MILWAUKEE AVENUE CORRIDOR"
description: "Creates the Milwaukee Avenue Polish Heritage Corridor Act. Provides that the part of Illinois Route 21, otherwise known as Milwaukee Avenue, that begins at Sangamon Street in Chicago and ends with Greenwood Road in the Village of Niles is designated as the Milwaukee Avenue Polish Heritage Corridor. Provides that appropriate plaques may be erected by the Department of Transportation along this route in recognition of the designation."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "102nd"
identifier: "HB 5581"
citation: "Illinois HB 5581 (102nd)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Cristina H. Pacione-Zayas", "Delia C. Ramirez"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 44
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2022-01-28"
last_action: "2022-06-10"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/2e3e95e9-e88a-4e05-b0e0-3a1895c3747a"
source_url: "https://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=5581&GAID=16&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=140111&SessionID=110&GA=102"
source_hash: "3d3f0b7d9931bb6806ebd959d966fc4925b6759b8f589fc8f11da4902d75fa2c"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-il"]
---

# Illinois HB 5581 (102nd) — MILWAUKEE AVENUE CORRIDOR

Creates the Milwaukee Avenue Polish Heritage Corridor Act. Provides that the part of Illinois Route 21, otherwise known as Milwaukee Avenue, that begins at Sangamon Street in Chicago and ends with Greenwood Road in the Village of Niles is designated as the Milwaukee Avenue Polish Heritage Corridor. Provides that appropriate plaques may be erected by the Department of Transportation along this route in recognition of the designation.

## Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. **Introduced** (filed) — [source](https://ilga.gov/legislation/102/HB/PDF/10200HB5581.pdf)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](https://ilga.gov/legislation/102/HB/PDF/10200HB5581eng.pdf)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://ilga.gov/legislation/102/HB/PDF/10200HB5581enr.pdf)

## Votes

- Third Reading — **47–5** (pass) · upper
- Third Reading — **105–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Cristina H. Pacione-Zayas — primary (person)
- Delia C. Ramirez — primary (person)
- Angelica Guerrero-Cuellar — cosponsor (person)
- Bradley Stephens — cosponsor (person)
- Camille Y. Lilly — cosponsor (person)
- Diane Pappas — cosponsor (person)
- Edgar Gonzalez, Jr. — cosponsor (person)
- Eva-Dina Delgado — cosponsor (person)
- Joyce Mason — cosponsor (person)
- Kambium Buckner — cosponsor (person)
- Lindsey LaPointe — cosponsor (person)
- Michael J. Zalewski — cosponsor (person)
- Robert F. Martwick — cosponsor (person)
- Stephanie A. Kifowit — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

- **2022-01-28** Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Delia C. Ramirez `filing`
- **2022-01-31** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2022-01-31** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2022-02-09** Assigned to Transportation: Regulation, Roads & Bridges Committee `referral-committee`
- **2022-02-10** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Lindsey LaPointe
- **2022-02-10** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Michael J. Zalewski
- **2022-02-14** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Angelica Guerrero-Cuellar
- **2022-02-15** Do Pass / Consent Calendar Transportation: Regulation, Roads & Bridges Committee; 011-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2022-02-16** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Consent Calendar
- **2022-02-17** Second Reading - Consent Calendar `reading-2`
- **2022-02-17** Held on Calendar Order of Second Reading - Consent Calendar `reading-2`
- **2022-02-23** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Bradley Stephens
- **2022-03-01** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Edgar Gonzalez, Jr.
- **2022-03-01** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Stephanie A. Kifowit
- **2022-03-01** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Kambium Buckner
- **2022-03-01** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Consent Calendar
- **2022-03-01** Removed Co-Sponsor Rep. Stephanie A. Kifowit
- **2022-03-02** Removed from Consent Calendar Status Rep. Delia C. Ramirez
- **2022-03-02** Held on Calendar Order of Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2022-03-03** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Stephanie A. Kifowit
- **2022-03-03** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2022-03-03** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 105-000-000 `passage, reading-3`
- **2022-03-03** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Eva-Dina Delgado
- **2022-03-03** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Joyce Mason
- **2022-03-03** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Camille Y. Lilly
- **2022-03-04** Arrive in Senate `introduction`
- **2022-03-04** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading `reading-1`
- **2022-03-04** Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Cristina H. Pacione-Zayas
- **2022-03-04** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2022-03-04** Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2022-03-22** Assigned to Transportation `referral-committee`
- **2022-03-25** Rule 2-10 Committee Deadline Established As April 4, 2022
- **2022-03-29** Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Diane Pappas
- **2022-03-29** Do Pass Transportation; 017-002-000 `committee-passage`
- **2022-03-29** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading March 30, 2022
- **2022-03-30** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2022-03-30** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading March 31, 2022
- **2022-03-30** Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Robert F. Martwick
- **2022-03-31** Third Reading - Passed; 047-005-000 `passage, reading-3`
- **2022-03-31** Passed Both Houses
- **2022-04-20** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2022-06-10** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2022-06-10** Effective Date January 1, 2023
- **2022-06-10** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 102-1079 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/2e3e95e9-e88a-4e05-b0e0-3a1895c3747a`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).