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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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
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Like the City of Champaign, Urbana issued no underage drinking citations or made any arrests last year through November 2021, according to police dat
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Urbana says “no” to license plate readers, but Champaign says “yes” in effort to reduce gun violence
Although Champaign voted in favor of implementing automated license plate readers (ALPRs) for $240,500 last month, Urbana rejected its $54,000 idea a
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