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The window for the Urbana Police Department office inside the Urbana City Hall on Thursday, September 4, 2014. photo by Darrell Hoemann/C-U Citizen Access

Cannabis-related arrests in Urbana reach historic low; Black people still arrested more often after legalization

Post author:Stephanie Wayda / For CU-CitizenAccess
Post published:November 29, 2023
Post category:Government Justice

Unsurprisingly, cannabis-related arrests have plunged in Urbana in the past three years since the legalization of cannabis, but the decline may be more dramatic…

MTD SafeRides ridership halved in past decade; University of Illinois program loses over 25,000 riders

Post author:Liv Barwinska / For CU-CitizenAccess
Post published:November 28, 2023
Post category:Public Funds Transportation

Ridership for the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign’s SafeRides program has declined by nearly half what it was ten years ago. SafeRides, a university…

Champaign County sees increase in SNAP recipients over five years, adding thousands last year

Post author:Anulika Ochuba / For CU-CitizenAccess
Post published:November 28, 2023
Post category:Food Government Public Funds

Over the last five years, the poverty rate in Champaign County has fallen, but the number of people seeking food assistance has steadily risen,…

Read more about the article Racial disparity in Urbana police traffic stops highest in 10 years

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The window for the Urbana Police Department office inside the Urbana City Hall on Thursday, September 4, 2014. photo by Darrell Hoemann/C-U Citizen Access

Racial disparity in Urbana police traffic stops highest in 10 years

Post author:Talia Duffy / For CU-CitizenAccess
Post published:November 15, 2023
Post category:Government Justice Transportation

The ratio of nonwhite to white drivers involved in traffic stops in Urbana hit a 10-year high in 2022 — for every 10 white…