Urbana activists want more police oversight. But local laws hold the civilian review board hostage
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Urbana activists want more police oversight. But local laws hold the civilian review board hostage

ByFarrah Anderson

This story is part of a partnership focusing on police misconduct in Champaign County between the Champaign-Urbana Civic Police Data Project of Invisible Institute, a Chicago-based nonprofit public accountability journalism organization, and IPM News, which provides news about Illinois & in-depth reporting on Agriculture, Education, the Environment, Health, and Politics, powered by Illinois Public Media….

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Supreme Court sends Trump immunity case back to lower court, dimming chance of trial before election

ByAssociated Press

The justices have ordered lower courts to figure out how to apply the decision to Trump’s case rather than do it themselves. The outcome means additional delay before the Republican ex-president could face trial. Trump has denied doing anything wrong.

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Illinois man rejects deal to plead guilty to 7 murder charges in shooting at 2022 July Fourth parade

ByAssociated Press

The attack killed seven people and wounded more than 40. Family members of people killed said they hoped Wednesday would bring some closure ahead of the Fourth of July holiday. Instead, they plan to refocus on a trial, which is set for February.

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Amid pushback to requests for more police, Urbana City Council votes to fund only two positions

ByFarrah Anderson

The Urbana City Council moved to approve its budget for the next fiscal year at a council meeting Tuesday. The Urbana Police Department had asked the Council to fund 11 positions. But after months of pressure from community members to divert funds away from police to groups that provide social services, the Council voted to…

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Dozens more former youth inmates sue over alleged sexual abuse at Illinois detention centers

ByAssociated Press

The same New York law firm that filed Monday’s actions filed a similar lawsuit against the state of Illinois in May on behalf of 95 other former youth inmates who alleged they were sexually abused as well. The firm also has filed similar lawsuits alleging sexual abuse in juvenile detention centers in other states.

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Trump could still vote for himself after New York conviction if he’s not in prison on Election Day

ByAssociated Press

In Trump’s case, New York law only removes the right to vote for felony convictions when people are incarcerated. Once they’re out of prison, their rights are automatically restored, even if they’re on parole, per a 2021 law passed by the state’s Democratic legislature.

Former President Donald Trump sitting in a courtroom.

Trump prosecutor focuses on ‘cover-up’ in closing arguments while defense attacks key witness

ByAssociated Press

The lawyers’ dueling accounts, wildly divergent in their assessments of witness credibility and the strength of evidence, offered both sides one final chance to score points with the jury before it starts deliberating the first felony case against a former American president.