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
Read MoreOn February 13 this year, a one-year pilot program began in Champaign with Raven gunshot detection technology. Records obtained in a Freedom of I
Read MoreThere 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
Read MoreFor years, Garden Hills residents, property owners and advocates have been unsuccessfully pleading with the city of Champaign for improved living con
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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