Public Safety

Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker said he's open to tweaking the Safe-T Act that will do away with the cash bail system in the state starting in January. "The Safe-T Act is about keeping people safe all across our state, keeping murderers, rapists, and domestic abusers in jail, not letting them buy their way out, which is the system that we had," he said.

The Bloomington Fire Department is about six months into a new program using drones to help fight fires. Fire department spokesperson Eric Davison said officials already are seeing good results in structure fires and hazmat calls.

The McLean County Regional Planning Commission has a lofty goal to get to zero fatal traffic collisions and zero life-changing injuries per year in the county. It's based on a program that emerged in Sweden and has spread worldwide.

Following the collapse of a high-rise condo building in Florida, people across the country are asking questions about building safety.

Following the collapse of a high-rise condo building in Florida, people across the country are asking questions about building safety.

Lt. Matt Lane, support services commander of the McLean County Sheriff’s Department, officially announced his bid for McLean County Sheriff on Wednesday after nearly 24 years of service to the department.

The City of Bloomington’s police advisory board and the Not In Our Town group are surveying the public about their attitudes toward the Bloomington Police…

A mutual aid group in Bloomington-Normal is channeling anxiety and stress over the coronavirus into helping others.Meghan Reha of the McLean County Mutual…

Police said Thursday they have found the other vehicle apparently involved in the second fatal incident on Veterans Parkway in just six weeks, as…