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The Champaign Police Department tried to fire Officer Matt Rush last year, after a string of citizen complaints and lawsuits, but an arbitrator changed the dismissal to 34 days of suspension, and he remains on duty.
In October, we told you the story of Ray Spooner, the Urbana man with ALS, or Lou Gehrig’s disease, who was embarking on a bike ride across the country to raise money and awareness for ALS research. Ray is back home after finishing his ride, though it was anything but smooth. As Illinois Public Media’s Brian Moline learned this week, Ray’s “little ride” has turned into something much bigger.
Herb Trix reports on the proposed "pension rescue plan" that would cut benefits up to 60% for many retired members of the Teamsters Union in the midwest. Without the cuts, officials with the Central States Pension Fund says the fund will run out of money in ten years.
The university's Department of African-American Studies was the main sponsor of the forum focused on the black Lives Matter Movement and Black student protest on campus, in Champaign-Urbana and beyond.
This past spring, a Champaign police officer was let back on patrol after nearly being fired for excessive use of force. Eight months later, videos and documents have finally been released showing multiple accounts of the officer using force against civilians.
