Urbana residents want to divert calls from police while a consultant recommends hiring more officers
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Urbana residents want to divert calls from police while a consultant recommends hiring more officers

The national consultant hired by the city of Urbana has released its first report evaluating the police department. In this report, BerryDunn, a national consulting firm, recommends hiring more police officers, which would cost the city millions and involve raising taxes.  According to the report, more than 64% of calls for service don’t involve criminal activity. Those…

217 Today: People travel to southern Illinois and Missouri from across the U.S. to view solar eclipse

217 Today: People travel to southern Illinois and Missouri from across the U.S. to view solar eclipse

Tuesday, April 9, 2024 Today’s headlines:  For a few minutes in the middle of the day, millions around Illinois experienced darkness as part of a total solar eclipse on Monday. More than 300 University of Illinois Chicago faculty, students and alumni are sounding the alarm about an effort to rein in campus speech. In today’s…