Conversations around gun violence often revolve around long-term solutions, like improving schools or the local economy. But even if those things wer
Read MoreFor many families and young adults living in Peoria’s South Side, gun violence is too often a part of life and something they’ve been fighting against
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The national conversation around gun violence generally centers around mass shootings, school shootings and gang activity. These problems need to be a
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Last month, about a dozen people gathered in the basement of a church in Champaign, Ill. to learn how traumatic experiences affect the lives of childr
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At least 100 people died from gunfire over the past three years and at least 500 were wounded, according to data obtained from a sample of police depa
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His name was Devon McClyde and he was 16 years old when he was caught in the crossfire of an argument while playing basketball one evening in a local
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There is no such thing as a typical day at the Youth Assessment Center in Champaign, according to director Jonathan Westfield. The center, which has
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With a U.S. Department of Justice-imposed deadline approaching, Champaign County officials have increasing pressure on them to either renovate or clos
Read MoreEditor's note: The University of Illinois submitted the following op-ed in response to stories by CU-CitizenAccess and The Daily Illini about sexual a
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On Sept. 26, 2016, a female University of Illinois student reported to a university employee that she had been the victim of a sexual offense two nigh
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