CHAMPAIGN, Ill. (WCIA) — For the Police Training Institute in Champaign, they have a routine cemented in an almost 70-year tradition. Now, they’re looking to make some changes. Since 1955, the Police ...

As the city evaluates the best way to prepare law enforcement for tense situations on the job, Columbia Police Chief Jill Schlude said her department's training will move in-house and be directed by ...

CHAMPAIGN — A longtime former Champaign police official is set to become the new director of the University of Illinois Police Training Institute. Joe Gallo Joe Gallo, a former Champaign deputy chief, ...

COLUMBIA — A police academy may not be the first place that comes to mind when hearing the words “back to school,” but after only a week off for summer vacation, staff at MU’s Law Enforcement Training ...