Police investigate shots fired in Campustown
Shots were reportedly fired in the Champaign Campustown area late Monday night.
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Champaign Police investigate ‘agency culture’ of not following domestic violence reporting laws
This story is part of a partnership focusing on police misconduct in Champaign County between the Champaign-Urbana Civic Police Data Project of the Invisible Institute, a Chicago-based nonprofit public accountability journalism organization, and IPM Newsroom, which provides news about Illinois & in-depth reporting on Agriculture, Education, the Environment, Health, and Politics, powered by Illinois Public…
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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…
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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.
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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.
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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.
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Cash bail disproportionately impacts communities of color. Illinois is the first state to abolish it
A law abolishing cash bail will take effect in Illinois on Sept. 18. The change makes Illinois the first state to eliminate the practice and a nationally watched testing ground for whether such a change can work.
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Disparately resourced public defenders prepare for the end of cash bail in Illinois
Public defenders, while supportive of reform, anticipate major workload increases.
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Former trooper seeks restoration of driving privileges nearly 16 years after fatal crash
Secretary of state’s office will hold hearing later this month.
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5 people shot and wounded, 2 critically, in Illinois city, as gun violence cancels school events
Authorities say one man was killed and seven people were wounded in three separate shootings hours apart in Peoria.
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Sheriff provides the first details of how a white man fatally shot 3 Black people at a Florida store
Palmeter had legally purchased his guns in recent months, even though he underwent a required mental health examination in 2017. Palmeter killed himself after shooting his three victims.
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Mug shot of Donald Trump shows scowling former president during speedy booking at Atlanta jail
Unlike his bookings for three other batches of charges, this one yielded a historic first: the mug shot of a former American president, scowling at the camera.
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Jury convicts Madigan’s longtime chief of staff on perjury, obstruction of justice charges
Tim Mapes was charged with lying to grand jury investigating Madigan and his inner circle.
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Jurors to decide whether ex-Madigan aide had memory lapse or chose ‘loyalty over truth’
Deliberations begin in obstruction of justice and perjury trial of Tim Mapes.
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Secretary of State condemns rash of bomb threats at libraries
The Secretary of State’s Office did not say how many threats have been received, or which libraries may have been targeted. News reports indicated some facilities received threats in the Chicago area.
