SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) -- It may sound like an April fool's joke, but it's true -- state senators might declare April 1st to be "Cheap Trick Day" in Illinois.

Rockford Senator Dave Syverson has introduced a resolution that would set aside every April 1st to honor the band. Cheap Trick began in Rockford and still has strong ties to the state.

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The band formed in the mid-70s and became a national success in 1978 with the album "At Budokan". Cheap Trick has sold more than 20 million albums and performed five-thousand concerts.

Guitarist Rick Nielsen got a warm welcome when he visited the state Senate Tuesday. He told lawmakers that the band's achievements include not being convicted of a felony within the past ten years.

The Senate has not yet voted on the resolution to establish Cheap Trick Day.