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Bloomington-Normal's police chiefs and Black leaders are responding to the police beating of Tyre Nichols, as cities across the country prepare for the public's response to the brutal incident.

The new program comes two and a half years prior to the state of Illinois requirement that all uniformed police officers wear body cameras by January 1, 2025.

Former Springfield Police Chief Kenny Winslow is the new executive director of the Illinois Association of Chiefs of Police.

Formal agreement with the NAACP enshrines best practices for building trust and understanding.

The incident involving Aaron Paul Nichols and his resignation has fractured relationships; community forum is aimed at finding solutions

The incident involving Aaron Paul Nichols and his resignation has fractured relationships; community forum is aimed at finding solutions

Springfield Police Chief Kenny Winslow, who retires Friday, has been named part-time deputy director of the Illinois Association of Chiefs of Police.

The award, which was started by the ILACP in 2016, goes to a chief who excels in his or her own department and provides extraordinary service to the association, a news release said. Winslow will be recognized during the association’s annual conference on August 20 at the Tinley Park Convention Center. “Winslow is viewed by his peers as a model for what a 21st century police chief should be,” said ILACP Executive Director Ed Wojcicki of Springfield. Winslow and his department have implem...

Rich Egger/file photo During Mondays MLK Observance in Macomb, Illinois NAACP State Conference President Teresa Haley said everyone in the U.S. can enjoy some privilege if racism is dismantled. “And how do we begin to do that? Through conversation, through education, to making sure that we are empowering ourselves with the necessary tools that we all need to be successful in life today,” Haley said via Zoom. She also urged audience members to help dismantle racism by registering to vote a...