PERU – City officials and Illinois Valley Regional Dispatch personnel celebrated the ribbon cutting of IVRD’s expanded new home on Wednesday morning. The dispatch center, also the former Peru Police Department building on 503 4th Street in Peru will serve as an extension for dispatchers serving the Illinois Valley. Building and Grounds Chairman and Peru Police Lieutenant Douglas Bernabei, says talks of the city combined force began back in 2004, then once new legislation passed, area cities came together to form the regional dispatch center in 2016.
Bernabei says the facility is equipped with state-of-the-art 911 technology. The Illinois Valley Regional Dispatch Center handles emergency calls for LaSalle, Peru, Oglesby, Mendota, Spring Valley, Utica, and Earlville.
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