Jelani Day

The Town of Normal is making Smart Cities technology a big priority. The City of Bloomington has been less vocal on that front, but also is leveraging new tech. Smart Cities technology, broadly defined, is supposed to make city operations smoother for the public and more efficient for the municipality.

The Bloomington City Council voted Wednesday night to invest nearly $2 million in keeping the city's police department technology updated, including body cameras, tasers, and digital evidence storage.

A celebration of life for late Illinois State University graduate student Jelani Day on Saturday night resembled a spiritual revival, a rally, a memorial and a party with music, food and dancing.

The mother of ISU grad student Jelani Day says police have shared little with her about their investigation into her son's death last year.

Gov. JB Pritzker has signed the “Jelani Day” bill into law, amending the Missing Persons Identification Act in hopes of preventing a repeat of what the Day family experienced last year.

It’s been six months since Illinois State University graduate student Jelani Day went missing. His body was not found for nearly two weeks. Once found, Day's remains went unidentified for three more weeks.

The Bloomington City Council voted 6-2 Monday night to postpone a vote on whether to install controversial police surveillance cameras, capable of automatically reading vehicle license plates.

The Jelani Day Joint Task Force is launching new initiatives in the hope of generate fresh leads in the case.

Ben Crump, a prominent civil rights attorney, has represented the family of George Floyd. Now he's supporting the family of Jelani Day in the search for answers about his death.