
Police institute pursues a ‘non-militaristic’ approach to training
With rising enrollment the Police Training Institute at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign aims to set itself apart from other academies by following…
With rising enrollment the Police Training Institute at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign aims to set itself apart from other academies by following…
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…
Police departments throughout Champaign County paid over $137,000 in overtime costs to officers who responded to one day of protests at the University of…
This past April, a Green Street Pantry employee was charged with selling alcohol to a minor who died of hypothermia the same night with…
For Patricia Marxmiller, a simple trip became the defining moment of the rest of her life. In February 2015, Marxmiller returned from her lunch…
After service struggles during the pandemic, the Champaign-Urbana Mass Transit District (MTD) is restoring routes and investing in bus drivers as ridership rebounds to…
The state of Illinois Liquor Control Commission has made enforcing and documenting underage drinking on its website a priority since 2021 — and enforcement…
This story is part of a partnership focusing on police misconduct in Champaign County between the Champaign-Urbana Civic Police Data Project of the Invisible Institute, a Chicago-based…
This article originally appeared on IPM Newsroom on January 29, 2024. This story is part of a partnership focusing on police misconduct in Champaign…
The funding for Champaign's Neighborhood Small Grant Program increased from about $22,500 to $52,000 this fiscal year, meaning it can assist dozens more projects,…