217 Today: Monday, June 21, 2021
Monday, June 21, 2021 Today’s headlines: Six months after a state lawmaker went through prostate cancer treatment largely in private, he’s going public to encourage men to get checked. The Illinois General Assembly this spring approved a measure to allow people convicted of engaging in sex work to expunge their criminal records. Following state and […]
Deaths From Overdose And Homicide Rising In Champaign County — And Illinois
CHAMPAIGN — Following state and national trends, Champaign County is seeing an uptick in drug overdose deaths and homicides. Over the past five years, the number of people who’ve died from a drug overdose — in both Champaign County and the state of Illinois — has roughly doubled. Last year, 52 Champaign County residents died […]
