Illinois State Police has sworn in its largest class of cadets in 25 years, and some of those troopers are coming to west-central Illinois.
The agency said 95 troopers were sworn in Friday. The largest chunk of troopers, 33 of them, are heading to Collinsville to join Troop 8. A single trooper from the pool is off to help cover both Springfield and Pittsfield.
“It’s a privilege to swear in the largest ISP cadet class in the past 25 years,” ISP Director Brendan Kelly said. “Law enforcement agencies across the country can struggle to hire new officers, but we continue to rise above that challenge because of our values of integrity, service, and pride to now commission the largest class so far in the 21st century.”…