Inside Illinois’ youth lockups, children go without basic services and face “excessive” punishment
State audits point to troubling conditions in juvenile detention centers, but no agency has strong enough oversight to bring about change.
Emails reveal UIPD’s plan to use surveillance to monitor campus crime in real time
CHAMPAIGN — The University of Illinois Police Department has requested nearly a million dollars in federal funding to open a real-time crime center. The center would enable police officers to receive more information from a growing number of surveillance methods while responding to incidents, according to UIPD spokesperson Pat Wade. If the real-time operators find…
Judge chides Trump as ex-president testifies in civil fraud trial: ‘This is not a political rally’
State Supreme Court Judge Arthur Engeron also said “we don’t have time to waste” and that “we have one day to do this.” The comments came in response to answers that the judge said he considered irrelevant to the case and repetitive.
U of I student injured in shootout in Campustown, shooters at large
A student at the U of I was injured after a shootout around 4:20 a.m. on Sunday.
Law enforcement official tells Associated Press that Maine mass killing suspect has been found dead
A law enforcement official tells The Associated Press that Robert Card is believed to have died of a self-inflicted gunshot wound.
Maine’s governor Janet Mills says 18 people were killed and 13 were injured in shootings in Lewiston
Police were searching for the man who opened fire at two locations in the Maine town.
Recovering from attack that killed Illinois boy, Palestinian American mother urges prayers for peace
Authorities say the family’s suburban Chicago landlord singled them out because of their Islamic faith and as a response to the escalating Israel-Hamas war.
Man killed Muslim boy and wounded woman in hate crime motivated by Israeli-Hamas war, police say
The Will County Sheriff’s Office said in a statement that the man was in custody Sunday and is charged with first-degree murder, attempted first-degree murder, hate crimes and aggravated battery with a deadly weapon.
Advocates push for guns to be taken from domestic abusers when order of protection served
Bill named for Chicago domestic violence victim allegedly shot and killed by husband this summer.
Police investigate shots fired in Campustown
Shots were reportedly fired in the Champaign Campustown area late Monday night.
Champaign Police investigate ‘agency culture’ of not following domestic violence reporting laws
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Activists say Champaign County Jail phone calls cost too much. Here’s what they propose
CHAMPAIGN — Local activists are urging the Champaign County Board to lower the costs of phone calls at the Champaign County Jail. Tamika Davis, who spent six months in the county jail, said the high prices of phone calls made it difficult to communicate with her children and her lawyer. “How am I in…
As SAFE-T Act goes live, murder suspects previously eligible to post bond are held in jail
Hearings have been longer, more deliberative – resembling federal detention proceedings.
New State Police rules for assault weapons permits will take effect Oct. 1
People who owned banned weapons before new law must apply for FOID endorsement.
Illinois becomes first state in nation today to eliminate cash bail. Here’s how it will work.
It’s been two years since the Pretrial Fairness Act was passed, but questions remain on who will be jailed and who will not.