WGLT's The Leadoff is everything you need to know for Friday, July 22. The McLean County circuit court and other courts in the state are scrambling to meet the end-of-the-year deadline to implement the requirements of the SAFE-T Act signed into law earlier this year. Plus, a look into increased traffic deaths and DUI citations after a lull during the height of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Lyndsay Jones is a reporter at WGLT. She joined the station in 2021. You can reach her at lljone3@ilstu.edu.