De-Escalation Techniques Are Part Of New Urbana Police Use Of Force Policy
URBANA – A revised use of force policy for Urbana Police covers 14 pages, instead of the eight pages covered by the old one. And it puts a new emphasis on de-escalating potentially violent situations. Urbana City Council members heard a presentation on the new policy at their Monday night meeting on August 23. […]
Illinois Lawmakers Schedule Aug. 31 Session To Redraw Legislative Maps In Light Of Census Data
SPRINGFIELD – Lawmakers will head back to the Capitol on Tuesday, Aug. 31, to consider changes to the legislative maps that Gov. JB Pritzker signed into law earlier this year. Those maps – which set the new boundaries for the 118 state House and 59 state Senate districts for the next decade – were passed […]
Renovation Or Replacement Ahead For Two University Of Illinois Icons
URBANA – Extensive changes are on the horizon for two University of Illinois Urbana Champaign buildings built more than a century ago. The Rebuild Illinois state fund will help pay for the $192 million replacement of Illini Hall and renovation of Altgeld Hall. The 114-year old Illini Hall will be replaced by a brand new […]
The Tokyo Paralympics Are Here. These Are Some Of The Sports And Athletes To Watch
TOKYO — The Tokyo Paralympic Games are officially underway, and will run until Sept. 5. Hopefully you’ve gotten a glimpse of the opening ceremony — and if not, you can catch it again at 7 p.m. Tuesday on NBCSN, which will lead into live event coverage. All told, the Games will feature 539 events across […]
‘Everybody Is Working Tirelessly’: Central Illinois ICUs Again Operating Near Capacity
URBANA – In some parts of Illinois, the percentage of available intensive care beds has dropped below 20% as the number of COVID hospitalizations has risen over the past month. State data shows the southernmost region of Illinois has only 5% of ICU capacity available. A region in the northwest part of Illinois has about […]
Heat Advisory For Central Illinois Tuesday & Wednesday
Updated August 24 at 10:45 a.m. URBANA – The National Weather Service in Central Illinois issued a Heat Advisory that includes Tuesday and Wednesday. Illinois Public Media meteorologist Andrew Pritchard says another hot, muggy day ahead. He forecasts afternoon heat index values will be around 100 to 105 degrees. Pritchard advises people to to get […]
217 Today: Tuesday, August 24, 2021
Tuesday, August 24, 2021 Today’s headlines: A new use-of-force policy for Urbana Police places an emphasis on deescalating potentially violent situations. Extensive changes are on the horizon for two University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign buildings built more than a century ago. More than a year and a half into the COVID-19 pandemic, childcare providers say they’ve […]