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Police chief Jamal Simington praised the department for its efforts, handling about 69,000 calls for service and 10,000 traffic stops in 2022, leading to a total of 1,637 arrests.
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The Bloomington Fire Department said Monday it does not yet have a damage estimate on the apartment fire Thursday evening that required every BFD to fight.
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Shortages of nurses, McLean County jail workers, and police officers are well known. The looming national shortage of firefighters is less known, but no less significant. That is true in Bloomington-Normal, too.
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On Monday, McLean County prosecutor Aaron Hornsby met the paramedic team that saved his life after suffering from cardiac arrest in November. The team credits Hornsby's family with helping him beat the slim odds of survival by calling 911 and performing life-saving chest compressions until the ambulance arrived.
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Bloomington fire crews were called to a fire at Beer Nuts at 103 N. Robinson St. on Wednesday.
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According to the Bloomington Fire Department, five adults and 13 children were displaced by the fire at 1017 W. Monroe St.
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The fire department said the blaze started inside a third-floor apartment, but the apartment’s sprinkler system helped quickly extinguish the fire.
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The Bloomington City Council on Monday started to hone in possible projects for its $13.4 million in COVID-relief funds, specifically focusing on infrastructure, and creating grant opportunities for small business owners, nonprofits, and certain homeowners.
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The Bloomington Fire Department says its new portable heart monitor enables paramedics to bring the hospital emergency department to your side, wherever you are.
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Fire crews in Bloomington spent much of Wednesday battling a blaze that heavily damaged an apartment building just west of downtown.