SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (WAND) - More money is on the way for the Springfield Police Department. 

Springfield City Council voted Tuesday night to approve an IDOT grant for traffic enforcement, with the $56,000 covering officers' overtime. 

Council also approved nearly $3 million covering an Illinois Criminal Justice Information Authority (ICJIA) grant. 

That money will go towards SPD's co-responder program. 

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