From the WTLT newsroom, I'm John Norton. The Bloomington Fire Department is studying where a new fire station could improve emergency response times. Fire Chief Corey Matheny told the Bloomington City Council a new fire station has been needed in the northeast side for a long time, but there are other parts of the city where response times could also improve.

From the WTLT newsroom, I'm John Norton. The Bloomington Fire Department is studying where a new fire station could improve emergency response times. Fire Chief Corey Matheny told the Bloomington City Council a new fire station has been needed in the northeast side for a long time, but there are other parts of the city where response times could also improve.

To be able to build a station everywhere at the same time to cover those those needs, but I know that's not fiscally possible. So we're looking at how can we get the biggest impact on the first one. The fire department saw an increase in calls for service last year, including a 9% increase in structure fires. A lot of

To be able to build a station everywhere at the same time to cover those those needs, but I know that's not fiscally possible. So we're looking at how can we get the biggest impact on the first one. The fire department saw an increase in calls for service last year, including a 9% increase in structure fires. A lot of

Things can delay big transformational projects. One is a lack of resources. Bloomington's mayor is Dan Brady. He says it took him 9 years to get the state to build a system for electronic birth and death records, partly because there was competition for the money. The project did not start out as a dedicated fund, which means it's more susceptible to being swept fund sweep.

Things can delay big transformational projects. One is a lack of resources. Bloomington's mayor is Dan Brady. He says it took him 9 years to get the state to build a system for electronic birth and death records, partly because there was competition for the money. The project did not start out as a dedicated fund, which means it's more susceptible to being swept fund sweep.

And when we got up to certain levels of millions of dollars that caught the eyes of the budgeters and said, let's go get that money. Brady says the system didn't move forward until the coalition pressed for passage of a dedicated funding source, fees for certified copies of birth and death records.

And when we got up to certain levels of millions of dollars that caught the eyes of the budgeters and said, let's go get that money. Brady says the system didn't move forward until the coalition pressed for passage of a dedicated funding source, fees for certified copies of birth and death records.

The #2 administrator at Heartland Community College retires this month. Rick Pierce spent more than a decade at the college, including 6 years as provost and vice president of academic affairs. Heartland's president is Keith Corneal. He says one of Pierce's signature accomplishments was advancing technical education, adding more than 40 new programs to Heartland's academic portfolio.

The #2 administrator at Heartland Community College retires this month. Rick Pierce spent more than a decade at the college, including 6 years as provost and vice president of academic affairs. Heartland's president is Keith Corneal. He says one of Pierce's signature accomplishments was advancing technical education, adding more than 40 new programs to Heartland's academic portfolio.

And OSF Saint Joseph Medical Center in Bloomington has a new and improved ICU unit with more beds, bigger spaces, and fresh technology. Director of inpatient services is Courtney Beer, who says the pandemic revealed a need for helping critically ill patients.

And OSF Saint Joseph Medical Center in Bloomington has a new and improved ICU unit with more beds, bigger spaces, and fresh technology. Director of inpatient services is Courtney Beer, who says the pandemic revealed a need for helping critically ill patients.

We are

We are

becoming a regional transfer center and so we're not only getting patients from within the Bloomington Normal community but really throughout the entire state of Illinois.

becoming a regional transfer center and so we're not only getting patients from within the Bloomington Normal community but really throughout the entire state of Illinois.

OSF recently announced plans to hump cardiovascular care for East Central Illinois at Saint Joe's. I'm John Norton.

OSF recently announced plans to hump cardiovascular care for East Central Illinois at Saint Joe's. I'm John Norton.