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1. Juvenile arrested in Campustown early Sunday on weapons charges (news-gazette.com) — Police arrested a juvenile in Campustown early Sunday after reports of two armed individuals near Green and Fifth streets in Champaign, recovering what they describe as a "ghost gun." University of Illinois Police say extra security is focused on the Green Street area, and they're asking anyone with information or video to contact UIPD or Champaign County Crime Stoppers anonymously.
2. Homelessness Holds Steady, New Plan Emerges (foxillinois.com) — Homelessness in Champaign County has held roughly steady, but officials report a small drop in people living unsheltered and are preparing a new strategic plan to push numbers down further. With hundreds of affordable units lost in Champaign and Urbana, local providers are emphasizing rental assistance, court-based prevention, and a more coordinated system of shelters and housing services set to launch this fall.
3. Driver killed in 2 vehicle crash in Clinton identified (wandtv.com) — A 68-year-old DeLand woman has been identified as the driver killed in a two-vehicle crash on Route 10 near Clinton, with two others taken to hospitals in Champaign for treatment. Illinois State Police and local authorities are still investigating the collision, which left one passenger airlifted and another driver transported by ambulance, with no condition updates released yet.
4. Bloomington Public Works crews working overtime to clean up storm damage (centralillinoisproud.com) — Bloomington is still clearing massive storm debris, and Champaign residents should know their city's forestry crew has been working alongside Bloomington's to speed the cleanup. Bloomington officials say more than 1,000 loads of debris have already been collected, with overtime hours continuing this week and hundreds of damaged tree limbs still to be addressed across the city.
5. University of Illinois classes begin 'with great energy' (ipmnewsroom.org) — New and returning University of Illinois students are filling Champaign classrooms with what instructors describe as "great energy," even as some worry about Flock Safety license plate readers in town. A freshman engineering student has joined a petition over privacy concerns, while the City of Champaign stresses it doesn't use Flock's video service and only captures plate images. Classes also kicked off at U of I's Springfield and Chicago campuses.
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