Defense Logistics Agency
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…
This story was originally published on IPM Newsroom on July 8, 2024. This story is part of a partnership focusing on police misconduct in…
Farrah Anderson
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…
Darrell Hoemann
The cities of Champaign, Urbana and Mahomet have been dealing with staffing shortages in their police departments since the pandemic, but some departments' vacancies…
Darrell Hoemann
Unsurprisingly, cannabis-related arrests have plunged in Urbana in the past three years since the legalization of cannabis, but the decline may be more dramatic…
Darrell Hoemann
The ratio of nonwhite to white drivers involved in traffic stops in Urbana hit a 10-year high in 2022 — for every 10 white…
Darrell Hoemann
In the past eight years, Champaign and Urbana witnessed a steep hike in gun violence and then a swift decline after 2021 — but…
Darrell Hoemann
Despite years of pledges and efforts to bring racial diversity to their departments, only 31 of 203 employees — or 15% — at the…
Darrell Hoemann
Most employees of the Champaign and Urbana police departments live outside the cities they serve, even when lucrative bonuses are offered, records show. More…
Like the City of Champaign, Urbana issued no underage drinking citations or made any arrests last year through November 2021, according to police data…