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Counties officials from around Chicago are concerned about lack of resources for when the new bail system begins Sept. 18
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Judges will be limited in who they can hold in jail pretrial. Rural leaders say they don’t have the staffing to handle the change.
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Experts say the doomsday scenarios surrounding the controversial criminal justice reform aren’t likely to materialize. But big changes are coming.
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A draft intergovernmental agreement would add some McLean County Sheriff's deputies to the Bloomington Police tactical squad, resulting in incremental changes to the city's existing SWAT team.
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A 9-year-old pedestrian was struck and killed near a community festival Friday night, prompting the local school district and churches to offer support services and the cancellation of remaining Mack-A-Fest events.
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A Bloomington man has died from his injuries suffered in a Friday afternoon crash in southeast Bloomington.
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A woman from Normal has admitted buying a 9 mm pistol and giving it to a man who used it to kill a cop. Regina Lewis, 28, pleaded guilty Tuesday to the straw gun purchase in November 2020.
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Authorities say a Normal man failed to show up for the start of his murder trial Monday and is now on the run – and considered armed and dangerous.
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A Danvers man pleaded not guilty Friday to charges that he strangled a Bloomington woman to death and then tried to hide her body.
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A fugitive from murder charges, on the run for 7 1/2 years, has been captured in Bloomington, according to the U.S. Marshal’s Service.