Tag Archives: Urbana

Should Urbana Get License Plate Readers?

Posted on 08/19/2025 by Chris Evans

Objection! Question is irrelevant. We ask the wrong question, and we are being given the wrong answer. We still haven’t answered the question the Champaign County jail consultant, the late Dr. Alan Kolmonoff, posed to us back in 2013: “What … Continue reading →

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Hide and Seek with Public Safety

Posted on 12/23/2024 by Chris Evans

On the Illinois Public Media’s Dialogue radio program from September 12, 2024, Urbana Police Chief Larry D. Boone said, “My philosophy is you hide nothing from the public. The days of that type of policing are gone by the way of the dodo … Continue reading →

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Urbana Activists Want More Police Oversight, but Local Laws Hold the Civilian Review Board Hostage

Posted on 10/18/2024 by Farrah Anderson and Sam Stecklow of Invisible Institute

This story was originally published by Invisible Institute and IPM Newsroom on July 8. A full version of this article can be found on ipmnewsroom.org and publici.ucimc.org. Ricardo Diaz joined the Urbana Civilian Police Review Board (CPRB) in 2011, hoping … Continue reading →

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