Highland Park residents walk parade route where 7 were killed in Fourth of July shooting
One year after a shooter took seven lives at the city’s annual parade, community members were honoring the victims and reclaiming the space to move forward.
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Women pushed into ravine at German castle were recent University of Illinois graduates
The Rev. Mark Zhang of Living Water Evangelical Church in Naperville, Illinois, said Tuesday that Eva Liu’s parents confirmed to him that she was killed after a Michigan man attacked her and Kelsey Chang while they were hiking near Neuschwanstein castle June 14.
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Illinois expands use of police surveillance drones
New law allows event surveillance, building inspections, search and rescue
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Tourist killed, 2nd injured after being shoved into ravine near famous German castle were reportedly U. of. I graduates
German police say they have arrested a 30-year-old American man in the attack at Neuschwanstein castle Wednesday.
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After violence at a pop-up party on Sunday left 9 injured, Champaign considers how to prevent future violence
CHAMPAIGN — Neighbors and social workers gathered at the Douglass Annex Thursday to discuss violence at parties that pop up after bars close. Some wanted curfews and security cameras. Middle school teacher Rhonda Harris suggested the city host its own safe version with police and chaperones. “We can have a controlled area, like a parking…
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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…
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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…
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Two violent incidents in Champaign leave 8 people in the hospital
Champaign police are investigating two incidents of violence that injured multiple people.
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Coroner identifies man killed in fatal Rantoul police-involved shooting
Multiple detectives are investigating a fatal officer involved shooting in Rantoul.
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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.
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Urbana names retired Norfolk, VA Chief as the next Chief of Police
Former Norfolk, VA police chief Larry Boone has been appointed the next police chief of Urbana.
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Summer park parties give Garden Hills neighborhood hope to change perceptions and prevent violence
The events are part of Champaign’s effort to invest in the neighborhood and prevent gun violence.
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Catholic church in Illinois vastly underreported clergy sex abuse, Kwame Raoul finds
According to the results of a state investigation announced Tuesday by Illinois attorney general Kwame Raoul, the six Catholic dioceses in the state failed to acknowledge hundreds of allegedly abusive priests and other religious figures.
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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.
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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…
