IL HJR0061

Designates Illinois Route 23 in DeKalb County from Gurler Road to Perry Road as the "Sheriff Roger Scott Highway"

Illinois Department of Transportation requested to erect plaques or signs at suitable locations marking the highway designation

Sheriff Scott served in the United States Air Force from 1965 to 1969 and has served as DeKalb County Sheriff since his appointment in 1985 and first election in 1986

Created and developed dozens of Citizens Police Academies from 1996 to 2020, established a Domestic Violence Unit in 2005, and was a founding member of the DeKalb County Major Crime Unit

Received the Governor's Award for Excellence in Training in 1999 and the National Sheriffs' Association Presidential Award for distinguished service in 2010, and served as president of the Illinois Sheriffs' Association from 2005 to 2006