A PORTION OF I-74 NEAR FARMER CITY IS BEING DEDICATED TO A FALLEN ILLINOIS STATE POLICE TROOPER.
37-YEAR-OLD RYAN ALBIN WAS KILLED ON DUTY LAST YEAR ON I-74 WHEN HIS SQUAD CAR COLLIDED WITH A BOX TRUCK AS THEY ENTERED A CONSTRUCTION ZONE. GOVERNOR BRUCE RAUNER ATTENDED THE DEDICATION CEREMONY.
TROOPER ALBIN SERVED IN DISTRICT SIX AS A CANINE OFFICER AND WAS KNOWN FOR HIS DEDICATION TO HIS UNIT. THE RYAN ALBIN MEMORIAL HIGHWAY STRETCHES FROM MILE MARKER 155 TO 160 NEAR FARMER CITY.