CHAMPAIGN — Police are asking that drivers plan for a street closure which will affect traffic along Kirby Avenue near Memorial Stadium on Friday and Saturday in advance of the Fighting Illini homecoming football game. To accommodate equipment setup, westbound lanes of Kirby Avenue between Fourth and First streets will be closed beginning at 6 a.m. on Friday, Oct. 28. It is possible, but not anticipated, that the eastbound lanes may need to be closed as well. Beginning at 4 a.m. on Saturday, Oct. 29, both the westbound and eastbound lanes of Kirby Avenue between Fourth and First streets will be [...]

We had 11 questions for Sgt. Laura Tison in our ongoing series to get to know Division of Public Safety staff: How long have you worked for UIPD?  June 19 was my 14-year anniversary. What is one thing that makes you different? I’m a secret ninja. Great! Now everyone will know. I guess there isn’t really anything different about me now. What is something you’d like to see changed on campus or in the community? I always like to see interactions between the police and our community. I feel that we do a pretty good job, but we could always do more. I [...]

URBANA — With a new school year under way, the Office of the Dean of Students and University of Illinois Police Department is asking that students update their local address and emergency contact information in the Enterprise Self-Service system. It is important to keep this information updated as it may be needed to locate students and inform emergency contacts in the event of a potentially life-threatening health or safety emergency. Because students tend to move to new housing from year to year, this information becomes outdated quickly. Although the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA) allows universities to classify student [...]

URBANA – The University of Illinois Police Department is congratulating two of its newest officers on their graduation Thursday from the University of Illinois Police Training Institute. Officers R. Mia Kaim and Peter Milinkovic completed the 12-week basic law enforcement class and will move into the field training portion of their orientation. They join Officer Kent Jones as the three newest officers at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. Jones previously was a police officer at Eastern Illinois University for 11 years and was not required to attend the basic law enforcement class. Jones has served in a number of [...]