National Stalking Awareness Month

URBANA, Illinois – January is National Stalking Awareness Month (NSAM), and this year marks the 20th anniversary of organizations around the country spreading awareness of the crime of stalking. According to Illinois law, stalking is a crime where someone knowingly engages in a course of conduct directed at a specific person that would cause a […]

Police make sure needy families have food on the table

CHAMPAIGN, Ill. — U. of I. Police officers and others from the Fraternal Order of Police, Illini Lodge 17, spent Monday morning making sure that struggling Champaign-Urbana families will have food on the table this holiday season. This year, Illini Lodge 17 police officers and volunteers will personally deliver the food baskets to 450 families. […]