Fights At Urbana High School Result In 8 Arrests
Fights involving students at Urbana High School led to several arrests and the early dismissal of class Monday.
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Fights involving students at Urbana High School led to several arrests and the early dismissal of class Monday.
A report presented to the Urbana City Council Monday night shows African-American motorists are still more likely than white drivers to be stopped by city police. But the level of disparity is down substantially.
The Champaign County Racial Justice Task Force wants to hear from you after it released 31 recommendations to improve racial justice in the county.
Bryton Mellott, who was arrested last July for burning an American flag and posting pictures of it on Facebook, has filed a federal lawsuit against four Urbana police officers. He wants to see Illinois' flag descreation law officially declared unconstitutional. The 22-year old Urbana resident says he burned the flag in response to the current political climate, and mass shootings, including the incident that claimed 49 lives at a gay nightclub in Orlando last summer.
There are now three candidates vying to win election as Mayor of Urbana next spring --- all Democrats, and all women.
The Reverend Evelyn Burnett Underwood is the latest to make her candidacy official, with an announcement on Wednesday.
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