Technology

Delays and glitches in a new McLean County Computer Aided Dispatch system are frustrating public safety agencies. McLean County is implementing a new suite of software applications to speed up fire and police response in the county. It has not gone well.

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

New makerspaces at both Unit 5 high schools will provide more opportunity for students to get hands-on technology experience.

OSF HealthCare is expanding use of AI to all its hospitals for potential stroke patients, including those at OSF St. Joseph Medical Center in Bloomington.

There are reports of internet service outages in Bloomington-Normal on Wednesday. Metronet reports disruptions. Downdetector has recorded potential problems with Xfinity. Verizon has outages as well.

As artificial intelligence budges its way into the business world, insurance companies are grappling with the changes to the kind of work that happens, the types of workers they need and how to develop them.

Most insurance companies, including State Farm and Country Financial, are already implementing AI across their businesses. Here's how they're going about it.

As Central Illinois swelters in the summer heat, most people have someplace to go to cool off. Not so long ago, it wasn't like that. 1934 was the year air conditioning came to Bloomington-Normal.

Many State Farm agents said they feel angry and betrayed by the Bloomington-based company.

State Farm has told its 19,000 agents it is changing its compensation and benefits contract for them. The Bloomington-based company is also cutting benefits for retired agents.