Local State Rep. Dan Swanson’s House Joint Resolution 17 honoring a fallen police officer wins approval in the Illinois House. The resolution designates Illinois Route 150 from Galesburg Main Street to the intersection of U.S. Route 150 and Illinois Route 17 in Alpha as the “Deputy Sheriff Nick Weist Memorial Highway.”
Deputy Weist had served with the Knox County Sheriff’s Office for four years and previously worked for the Mercer County Sheriff’s Department and Aledo Police Department. He is survived by his wife, two children, mother, father, and sister.
The House Joint Resolution now moves to the State Senate.