Out of the Urbana Police Department’s 60 officers, only 10 are women. The agency announced it joined a nationwide initiative to increase female representation to 30 percent by 2030.
URBANA, Ill. (WCIA) — Three juveniles are under arrest in Urbana after police said they led officers on a car chase through town Thursday evening. Another person who was in the car is still on the run. Officials with the Urbana Police Department said that just before 7 p.m., a Patrol Sergeant witnessed a car […]
BOURBONNAIS, Ill. (WCIA) — On Monday, Urbana Police arrested a man accused of making a “terrorist threat” against Olivet Nazarene University in Kankakee County. The man, identified as Boston Brooks, has already been released from detainment following court orders. The Bourbonnais Police Department posted about the incident on their social media page. They said they are […]
BOURBONNAIS — Boston Brooks, a former Olivet Nazarene University student arrested by Urbana police earlier this week, was released from custody following his initial court appearance Wednesday in Champaign County
Update at 4:40 p.m. CHAMPAIGN, Ill. (WCIA) — In a FOIA document obtained by WCIA after Thursday’s shooting near Booker T. Washington STEM Academy, it was revealed that the school had a “soft lockdown” just last month — also in response to nearby gunfire. In an email to BTW families and staff members, Superintendent Dr. […]