Monthly Archives: November 2024
Read more about the article Central Illinois county jails continue to lack respiratory illness isolation cells, but Champaign jail renovations add twoDarrell Hoemann
Satellite Jail exterior on Wednesday, December 15, 2021. photo by Darrell Hoemann/C-U Citizen Access

Central Illinois county jails continue to lack respiratory illness isolation cells, but Champaign jail renovations add two

Six of nine central Illinois county jails fail to meet state standards for a respiratory illness isolation cell, state records show.  A review of…

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Read more about the article Vehicles, rifles and tools: Police in Champaign County got steep discounts on federal military surplus worth $900,000Defense Logistics Agency
Military tents outside a hospital. From the federal Law Enforcement Support Office (LESO) page on the Defense Logistics Agency website.

Vehicles, rifles and tools: Police in Champaign County got steep discounts on federal military surplus worth $900,000

A mine-resistant vehicle.  An explosive disposal robot. 20 rifles.  These are just a few of the military surplus items acquired by law enforcement in…

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Read more about the article Racial disparities persist in Champaign County jail bookingsDarrell Hoemann
Satellite Jail exterior on Wednesday, December 15, 2021. photo by Darrell Hoemann/C-U Citizen Access

Racial disparities persist in Champaign County jail bookings

From 2012 to 2023, for every 10 white people booked at the Champaign County jail, 17 nonwhite people were booked.   CU-CitizenAccess.org obtained years of…

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Read more about the article Champaign County nursing homes fined nearly $1 million federal fines, $500,000 in state fines in past three years
-Clark-Lindsey Village (101 W Windsor Rd, Urbana) on Monday, April 6, 2020. photo by Darrell Hoemann/C-U Citizen Access

Champaign County nursing homes fined nearly $1 million federal fines, $500,000 in state fines in past three years

In January, a resident staying at a nursing home in Urbana fell from her recliner while reaching for her glasses.  Several days later, she…

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Read more about the article Top property owners in Champaign County include University of Illinois, Mormon church and web of landlordsDarrell Hoemann
Brookens Admin Center in Urbana, IL 61801 on Wednesday, December 15, 2021. Photo by Darrell Hoemann/CU-CitizenAccess

Top property owners in Champaign County include University of Illinois, Mormon church and web of landlords

In 2023, 13 property owners in Champaign County owned over 100 properties each. The largest property owner, by far, is the University of Illinois…

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Read more about the article Fentanyl-driven overdose deaths dropped in Illinois after 2022 peakDrug Enforcement Agency (DEA)
A bag of fentanyl pills. Image from the DEA website.

Fentanyl-driven overdose deaths dropped in Illinois after 2022 peak

Deaths from opioid overdoses in Illinois are on the decline in 2024, showing a reversal after the record-high numbers seen in 2022.  Drug prevention…

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