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On Tuesday, Champaign County State's Attorney Julia Rietz announced she would not be filing criminal charges against Champaign Police Officer Matt Rush, the subject of multiple lawsuits alleging excessive force. The head of the U of I's Police Training Institute weighed in on the state's use of force measure.
After nearly 11 years, Champaign City Council member Marci Dodds says she's resigning. She and husband Jon "Cody" Sokolski are moving to Chicago, where Dodds says he can take advantage of his music career. Dodds says she's proudest to have been part of votes on watershed projects, and a summer youth job program.
A winter storm moving across the Midwest is forecast to bring as much as 6 to 8 inches of snow to east central Illinois on Wednesday.
Struggling due to a lack of state funding, Chicago State University says it will eliminate spring break this year, to ensure its students finish the semester before the school runs out of money and is forced to close.
Tometi visited Champaign-Urbana last week to discuss the importance of community engagement in fighting racial injustice.
