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. […]
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 […]
‘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 […]
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 […]
