Recent shootings in the C-U area are a prime topic at a Community Coalition meeting.
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Recent shootings in the C-U area are a prime topic at a Community Coalition meeting.

Meetings of the Champaign Community Coalition include regular reports from local police departments. And at Wednesday’s meeting, those reports were dominated by reports of shootings. “I think it’s fair to say that it’s been a sad and busy couple of weeks, leading up to today,” said Champaign County Sheriff Dustin Heuerman, addressing the gathering local…

Urbana City Council appoints new ‘progressive’ police chief
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Urbana City Council appoints new ‘progressive’ police chief

URBANA – More than a year since the retirement of Urbana’s police chief, the City Council unanimously appointed the only finalist, Larry Boone, as the new chief. The appointment came after months of various interviews and community meetings and the recommendation of Mayor Diane Wolfe Marlin.  Marlin said the city conducted online and paper surveys…

Donald Trump says he’s been indicted on charges of mishandling classified documents
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Donald Trump says he’s been indicted on charges of mishandling classified documents

Former President Donald Trump says he’s been indicted on charges of mishandling classified documents at his Florida estate, igniting a federal prosecution that is arguably the most perilous of multiple legal threats against the former president as he seeks to reclaim the White House.

Memorial services Friday remembered police officers killed on duty in Champaign, Champaign County
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Memorial services Friday remembered police officers killed on duty in Champaign, Champaign County

At the Police and Fire Memorial in Champaign’s West Side Park, a ceremony remembered the three Champaign police officers — Christopher Oberheim, Robert Tatman and Thomas Dodsworth — who were killed on duty over the years.

U of I police co-responder model partners mental health response with police intervention

U of I police co-responder model partners mental health response with police intervention

The University of Illinois police are pairing social workers with police officers to address mental health crises calls.  The response, evaluation and crisis help – or REACH – team began in 2021.  The program was created in response to the community’s desire for social workers to respond with police officers to address calls that have a mental…