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August 25, 20220

Record-breaking numbers in C-U elicit $3.2 million annual gun violence reduction plan

The City of Champaign is implementing a multi-million-dollar plan to combat local gun violence focusing spending on its street outreach program inten

August 25, 20220

There were 50 lethal shootings in the city of Champaign between 2015 and the first half of 2022. Of those 50 victims, 15 were 20 years old or youn

April 20, 20220

The mayors of the cities of Champaign and Urbana say the cities are filing documents to intervene in the efforts of Illinois American Water to increa

January 24, 20223

The University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign’s proposal for deploying a micro nuclear reactor in west Urbana has sparked concern among local reside

December 23, 20210

All documents referenced can be found here. Urbana residents are concerned with pollution from the Emulsicoat asphalt plant, leaving them to exper

December 23, 20216

Geese invading grassy and populated areas are causing residents to ask both the Champaign and Urbana Park Districts to manage the geese population be

December 22, 20210

Domestic violence in the city of Champaign rose by 13% last year, surging from 871 incidents in 2019 to 982 incidents in 2020, a review of the last f

December 22, 20210

Northern Urbana used to have a neighborhood association called Urbana Community Alternative Policing (UCAP). Now, there is no comprehensive program t

December 22, 20211

The inconsistent pick up by some commercial garbage-hauling companies has been sharply criticized residents in the Champaign area. Despite an incr

December 20, 20210

For years, Garden Hills residents, property owners and advocates have been unsuccessfully pleading with the city of Champaign for improved living con