Veterans Court

A longtime associate judge in McLean and Logan counties is retiring. Bill Workman was appointed to the bench in 2014. He'll step down at the end of July.

The Administrative Offices of the Illinois Courts recommended increasing the use of Assisted Outpatient Treatment across courts in the state. A recent federal grant will help McLean County get a head start.

The first drug court began in 1989 in Miami, offering those with addiction issues an alternative route through—and hopefully out of—the criminal justice…