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Legislation to designate a section of U.S. Route 150 from Galesburg to Alpha as the "Deputy Sheriff Nick Weist Memorial Highway" was approved by the Illinois House of Representatives. Knox County Deputy Weist gave his life on April 29, 2022, when he was struck by a vehicle driven by a fleeing suspect. Rep. Dan Swanson (R-Alpha) spoke on the floor of the Illinois House on House Joint Resolution 17. On April 29, 2022, Deputy Sheriff Nick Weist was struck and killed by a vehicle as he deployed spike strips during a vehicle pursuit of an armed subject. Officers from the Galesburg Police ...

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SPRINGFIELD, Ill. - A Knox County sheriffs deputy killed in the line of duty in April will have part of a highway named after him. Lawmakers during th...

A Joint Resolution in the Illinois House of Representatives was introduced today to name a portion of Illinois Route 150 after the late Knox County Sheriff's Deputy Nicholas Weist. If passed and signed into law it would designate the stretch of 150 that runs from Main Street in Galesburg to Alpha as the "Deputy Sheriff Nick Weist Memorial Highway." 74th District State Rep. Dan Swanson and 36th District State Senator Neil Anderson are the resolution's sponsors. Weist was killed on April 29 of this year after he was struck by a car driven by a fleeing crime suspect. Weist was...

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. - A Knox County sheriffs deputy killed in the line of duty in April will have part of a highway named after him. Lawmakers during th...