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Photos of former police training classes inside of the Police Training Institute. Taken by Kaitlyn Devitt on Nov. 4, 2024 at 1004 S Fourth St in Champaign.

Police institute pursues a ‘non-militaristic’ approach to training

Post author:Kaitlyn Devitt / For CU-CitizenAccess
Post published:December 9, 2024
Post category:Education Government Public Funds

With rising enrollment the Police Training Institute at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign aims to set itself apart from other academies by following…

Read more about the article Vehicles, rifles and tools: Police in Champaign County got steep discounts on federal military surplus worth $900,000

Defense Logistics Agency

Military tents outside a hospital. From the federal Law Enforcement Support Office (LESO) page on the Defense Logistics Agency website.

Vehicles, rifles and tools: Police in Champaign County got steep discounts on federal military surplus worth $900,000

Post author:Vicky Olaleye / For CU-CitizenAccess
Post published:November 20, 2024
Post category:Government Public Funds

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…

Read more about the article Racial disparities persist in Champaign County jail bookings

Darrell Hoemann

Satellite Jail exterior on Wednesday, December 15, 2021. photo by Darrell Hoemann/C-U Citizen Access

Racial disparities persist in Champaign County jail bookings

Post author:Madison Holcomb / For CU-CitizenAccess
Post published:November 19, 2024
Post category:Government Justice

From 2012 to 2023, for every 10 white people booked at the Champaign County jail, 17 nonwhite people were booked. CU-CitizenAccess.org obtained years of…

-Clark-Lindsey Village (101 W Windsor Rd, Urbana) on Monday, April 6, 2020. photo by Darrell Hoemann/C-U Citizen Access

Champaign County nursing homes fined nearly $1 million federal fines, $500,000 in state fines in past three years

Post author:Megan Harding / For CU-CitizenAccess
Post published:November 11, 2024
Post category:Elderly Watch Health Care Public Health

In January, a resident staying at a nursing home in Urbana fell from her recliner while reaching for her glasses. Several days later, she…

Read more about the article Top property owners in Champaign County include University of Illinois, Mormon church and web of landlords

Darrell Hoemann

Brookens Admin Center in Urbana, IL 61801 on Wednesday, December 15, 2021. Photo by Darrell Hoemann/CU-CitizenAccess

Top property owners in Champaign County include University of Illinois, Mormon church and web of landlords

Post author:Molly Hughes / For CU-CitizenAccess and CU-CitizenAccess.org
Post published:November 4, 2024
Post category:Government Housing Neighborhoods

In 2023, 13 property owners in Champaign County owned over 100 properties each. The largest property owner, by far, is the University of Illinois…

Read more about the article Pretrial investigations mount in Champaign as public defender caseloads rise in first year of Pretrial Fairness Act

The Champaign County Courthouse. Screenshot from Google Street View.

Pretrial investigations mount in Champaign as public defender caseloads rise in first year of Pretrial Fairness Act

Post author:Mallory Miller / For CU-CitizenAccess
Post published:October 29, 2024
Post category:Government Justice

One year after the passage of the Pretrial Fairness Act, state data shows the Sixth Judicial Circuit Court, which includes Champaign, recorded one of…

Read more about the article Academic integrity violations increase nearly 20% at University of Illinois

Kaitlyn Devitt

The Office of Student Conflict Resolution is located within the Student Services Building at the corner of Sixth and John Street, photographed October 8, 2024 by Kaitlyn Devitt.

Academic integrity violations increase nearly 20% at University of Illinois

Post author:Kaitlyn Devitt / For CU-CitizenAccess
Post published:October 28, 2024
Post category:Education

Last academic year, the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign saw nearly 1,200 cases of academic integrity violations, a 19.4% increase from the previous school…

Willard Airport

Inside Willard Airport. Photo from iflycu.com press release.

Delayed flights increase at Willard Airport, but cancellations reach recent low

Post author:Lawson Sizemore / For CU-CitizenAccess
Post published:October 24, 2024
Post category:Transportation

Willard Airport is a nine-minute drive from the University of Illinois, making it convenient for people in the Champaign area to travel — but…

Ricardo Diaz, the most recent chair of the Civilian Police Review Board, stepped down in May. Diaz said local activists were frustrated by the slow pace of reforms and how local ordinances curtail the power of the CPRB to provide more powerful oversight of Urbana police. Photo by Farrah Anderson.