Northern Urbana used to have a neighborhood association called Urbana Community Alternative Policing (UCAP). Now, there is no comprehensive program t
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With the upcoming closure of the County jail in downtown Urbana, the Champaign County Jail Facilities Committee passed a motion last month to fund to
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The Champaign County CASA provided legal services this year to about 595 foster children, but served about 200 less just two years ago. CASA helps
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The vast majority of police staff members for Champaign and Urbana don’t live in the communities they serve. In Champaign, nearly four out of five
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Despite pledges over the years to diversify the police department, both the Champaign and Urbana police staff have remained overwhelmingly white.
Read MoreAmong the most trending topics locals discussed on Facebook and Twitter were the highest rate of COVID-19 vaccination in Illinois, the first UK varia
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Black persons were booked at the Champaign County jail at least one and half times more than white persons over an eight-year period, according to a
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Before University of Illinois students were sent home in mid-March due to coronavirus, there were at least 183 crimes in Champaign-Urbana reported di
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The first on-street reactions of the Champaign-Urbana community on the murder of George Floyd in Minneapolis were reported on local Facebook groups o
Read MoreFollowing the killing of George Floyd by Minneapolis police on May 25, protesters gathered at the Market Place Mall on May 31, and 26 people were sub
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