In 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
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On February 13 this year, a one-year pilot program began in Champaign with Raven gunshot detection technology. Records obtained in a Freedom of I
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About 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
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Despite years of pledges and efforts to bring racial diversity to their departments, only 31 of 203 employees — or 15% — at the Champaign and Urbana
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Most employees of the Champaign and Urbana police departments live outside the cities they serve, even when lucrative bonuses are offered, records sh
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Tisha Bryson has been shackled, hospitalized and shoved to the ground by central Illinois law enforcement officers more times than she can count whil
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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
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It’s no secret that some underage students at the University of Illinois like to drink at nearby Campustown bars, and that those under 21 have ample
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Several months after addressing increasing gun violence in a community update, a new report on hiring reveals the Champaign police force is understaf
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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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