Unsurprisingly, cannabis-related arrests have plunged in Urbana in the past three years since the legalization of cannabis, but the decline may be mo
Read MoreOver the last five years, the poverty rate in Champaign County has fallen, but the number of people seeking food assistance has steadily risen, accor
Read MoreThe ratio of nonwhite to white drivers involved in traffic stops in Urbana hit a 10-year high in 2022 — for every 10 white drivers stopped by police,
Read MoreIn the past eight years, Champaign and Urbana witnessed a steep hike in gun violence and then a swift decline after 2021 — but the shootings still ha
Read MoreOn February 13 this year, a one-year pilot program began in Champaign with Raven gunshot detection technology. Records obtained in a Freedom of I
Read MoreResidents complain about continuing early morning garbage pick-ups, but cities fail to find remedies
https://youtu.be/1yeXSeADVVE Video captured by Kate Maguire. Loud booming and crashing sounds of waste hauler trucks emptying bins can start befo
Read MoreAbout five times the number of 19- and 20-year-olds have been arrested or fined for unlawful use of ID in the first seven months of this year than th
Read MoreOver the past year, Champaign Park Apartments had so many serious inspection issues that led to the condemnation of 393 units and an unknown, larger
Read MoreConcerned about the number of stalking cases on campus, the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign held a Stalking Prevention and Response Summit
Read MoreA steadily increasing number of security cameras have been used to solve hundreds of investigations on the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
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