(Peoria, IL) — Former MLB All-Star and Peoria native Jim Thome will officially have a highway named after him in Illinois. The “Peoria Journal Star” reports the state House approved a measure that will rename a portion of U.S. Route 24 the Jim Thome Highway. The stretch of road runs from Peoria to Bartonville.
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