K-9 officer Shadow is retiring after more than eight years with the McLean County Sheriff's Office. He will spend his golden years with Deputy Josh Albee, his handler since 2022.

East Peoria on Tuesday night weighs a decision to add 10 more cameras to the 15 it already has. Opponents from Central Illinois anti-Flock groups hope to press council members by demonstrating in Levee Park before the meeting. The village of Creve Coeur has its own decisions to make.

Associate Judge Sarah Duffy has been picked to fill a vacancy in the 11th Judicial Circuit created by Judge Casey Costigan's retirement. Duffy is running unopposed to retain the seat in the November election.

McLean County Circuit Judge Casey Costigan is retiring Oct. 16 after 20 years on the bench. He said court transparency has increased during that time, and so has the ability of judges to divert certain litigants to problem-solving courts.

Bloomington city manager Jeff Jurgens declined to answer questions about former Assistant Police Chief Paul Williams' excessive overtime while he was a police lieutenant. Jurgens said he couldn't speak to fiscal years in which he was not city manager.

Correctional officers began wearing body worn cameras in the jail in mid-August. They were purchased as part of a 10-year technology upgrade for both jail and police operations within the McLean County Sheriff's Department.

Because of his age, Demetris Pace may be eligible for a parole hearing after 20 years in prison. He was convicted of attempted murder and other offenses related to a 2024 shooting that paralyzed a 20-year-old college athlete.

Sean Lenckus worked as an assistant public defender in McLean County for less than a year before his arrest in April. The Illinois Supreme Court has revoked his law license at least until the case is resolved.

The agreement gets Bloomington Police one step closer to implementing remote-operated drones as a help to officers responding to a scene.

The Emergency Telephone System Board in McLean County wants to update its unified emergency responder radio system. It will be expensive.

The McLean County Sheriff's Office has announced plans to increase patrols around Lake Bloomington due to "numerous complaints" about excessive speeding in the area.

The mayor of Bloomington said the city and police department must work to regain public trust in the wake of the abrupt retirement of Assistant Chief Paul Williams. Williams was involved in a questionable traffic stop that sparked a lawsuit against Williams and the city.