Justice Committee approves sheriff's shooting-range, airport response agreements and emergency Taser appropriation

McLean County's Justice Committee on Feb. 5 approved three Sheriff's Office items that the sheriff said support officer training and response capabilities, and authorized an emergency appropriation tied to a grant for less-lethal equipment.

The committee approved an intergovernmental agreement with the City of Bloomington for use of the Bloomington Police shooting range, an intergovernmental agreement to provide law-enforcement response at the Wilmington Normal Airport Authority, and an emergency appropriation ordinance amending the county's 2025 budget to buy Tasers funded largely through a grant.

"This is our yearly contract with City of Bloomington to use their shooting range. We do not have one of our own, so we contract with them to use theirs for certain amount of dates per year," Sheriff Lane said during the meeting, describing quarterly firearms training that most staff attend at the Bloomington range. The committee approved the range…