Champaign County sees increase in SNAP recipients over five years, adding thousands last year
Over the last five years, the poverty rate in Champaign County has fallen, but the number of people seeking food assistance has steadily risen,…
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The window for the Urbana Police Department office inside the Urbana City Hall on Thursday, September 4, 2014. photo by Darrell Hoemann/C-U Citizen Access
Racial disparity in Urbana police traffic stops highest in 10 years
The ratio of nonwhite to white drivers involved in traffic stops in Urbana hit a 10-year high in 2022 — for every 10 white…
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Looking south to the Champaign Police Department Building on First Street. Photo by Darrell Hoemann/CU-CitizenAccess
Champaign and Urbana shootings fall since 2021 peak; cities pondering what preventive programs worked
In the past eight years, Champaign and Urbana witnessed a steep hike in gun violence and then a swift decline after 2021 — but…
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Republic Services Waste Transfer at 921 Saline Ct, Urbana. Image from Google Maps Street View.
Residents complain about continuing early morning garbage pick-ups, but cities fail to find remedies
https://youtu.be/1yeXSeADVVE Video captured by Kate Maguire. Loud booming and crashing sounds of waste hauler trucks emptying bins can start before dawn in Urbana —…
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A session at the Women's Resources Center Career Institute in 2019.
Concerns of stalking at University of Illinois increase as it appears many incidents go unreported
Concerned about the number of stalking cases on campus, the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign held a Stalking Prevention and Response Summit this past…
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Number of surveillance cameras continue to increase on University of Illinois campus; has surged to nearly 2,400
A steadily increasing number of security cameras have been used to solve hundreds of investigations on the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign campus in…
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Carle Admin Center at Carle at the Fields on Sunday, December 19, 2021. photo by Darrell Hoemann/CU-CitizenAccess
Hospital cost disclosures under transparency law inconsistent and hard to compare without third parties
On average, the Methodist Medical Center Of Illinois in Peoria charges $26,892.08 for a procedure known as a mastectomy, a total breast removal —…
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An employee delivers orders at the Neil Street Culver's that stands less than 15 yards from railroad tracks carrying hazardous material. Beyond the tracks is the Illinois Fire Service Institute, which trains to handle hazardous material incidents.
Trains often carry hazardous materials through Champaign County, but public kept in dark because of security concerns
A train passes through Champaign County every fifteen minutes, many of which carry flammable, corrosive and hazardous materials. The recent disaster in East Palestine,…
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The window for the Urbana Police Department office inside the Urbana City Hall on Thursday, September 4, 2014. photo by Darrell Hoemann/C-U Citizen Access
Champaign and Urbana police still mostly white despite repeated attempts at racial diversity
Despite years of pledges and efforts to bring racial diversity to their departments, only 31 of 203 employees — or 15% — at the…
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Looking south to the Champaign Police Department Building on First Street. Photo by Darrell Hoemann/CU-CitizenAccess
Champaign police increase residency bonus but most officers still prefer to live out of town; Other area departments show similar pattern
Most employees of the Champaign and Urbana police departments live outside the cities they serve, even when lucrative bonuses are offered, records show. More…