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U.S. Senator Dick Durbin (D-IL) announced August 15 that the U.S. Dept. of Justice (DOJ) has awarded $9,593,477 in Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grants to support Illinois law enforcement officers. Byrne grants are awarded to states and units of local government to support a broad range of activities to prevent and control crime and to improve the justice system. The Illinois Criminal Justice Information Authority (ICJIA) was awarded $9,517,027 for multi-jurisdictional drug prosecution programs, expanding multi-jurisdictional narcotics units and the local law enforcement equipment program. The City of Moline was awarded $76,450 to provide increased officer presence and law enforcement services by purchasing and installing law enforcement equipment and retaining law enforcement personnel. For more information, click here.