The Daily Illini: Volume 144 Issue 119

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Change won’t bring changes

Despite resources, panhandlers continue struggling to move on Editor’s Note: This is the final piece of a three-part series on panhandling within Campustown. BY ANDREW NOWAK STAFF WRITER

Teresa Webb has lived in Champaign all her life. She was married for 27 years, but it all changed when she was sent to prison after being charged for a DUI for having her keys in her ignition while intoxicated and subsequently got a divorce. Webb said being homeless is no way to live and it hurts her body. She hopes to get off the streets this month, and said it is hard, as a woman, to be outside at night. “You gotta sleep on a bench or something by your-

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of how panhandling affects the ChampaignUrbana community visit our website at: www.DailyIllini.com self or in the alley,� Webb said. “It ain’t no joke, man. When rains coming down, you’re cold, and you’re scared, and then you feel somebody just come up on you. I have been raped, I have been everything you can imagine out here.� Webb said men have plenty of options when it comes to shelters, but besides additional space in the winter months, she said the women’s shelters are full. She uses Daily Bread Soup

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Local police test cameras Champaign to consider impact of body cameras BY CAELI CLEARY STAFF WRITER SONNY AN THE DAILY ILLINI

Rose and Taylor has been a local African-American-owned barbershop in Champaign since 1962 and was a part of what was once known as “The Black Downtown.� Today, it remains one of the few African-American owned businesses left.

Black businesses declining BY DARRAH PERRYMAN STAFF WRITER

Contagious, hypnotic music kissed the streets of Champaign in the 1950s in what some remember as an electrifying, soul-consuming environment that lured many African-American Champaign residents out

of their homes and into the busy streets for the night. “The Black Downtown,� known today as North First Street, was a space where African-Americans unwound at a time when discriminatory practices were in place and they weren’t welcome anywhere else.

“It would light up,� said Joe Taylor, Champaign resident and former owner of Rose and Taylor Barber Shop in Champaign. “The bars would play Sam Cooke, Etta James and Billy Holiday. It was always a good time.� “The Black Downtown� featured bars, restaurants,

cleaners, hair and beauty shops, such as the Rose and Taylor Barber Shop, which opened in 1962. Taylor said he retired from the shop in 2013, but he still cuts hair for close family, friends and past clients at his home.

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ARC goes green with LED installation BY MADISON JOHNSTON STAFF WRITER

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After the installation of on turning off lights to new energy efficient lightcut costs, turn to Page 4A ing in three gyms at the ARC, the University will potentially save more than The society’s mission is “to $70,000 this coming fiscal improve the lighted enviyear. ronment by bringing togethThe previous 400 light er those with lighting knowlfixtures, 400 watts individ- edge and by translating that ually, were replaced with knowledge into actions that 100 watt Metalux High- benefit the public,� accordBay Light-Emitting Diodes, ing to its website. HBLED, luminaires fol“(The University is) lowing a consultation with entertaining (the idea of) Engineering Concepts and campus going to LEDs, that Solutions, which is located is the future for most lights in Champaign. on campus,� Pettigrew Since 2012, the Facili- said. “Especially because ties and Services office of energy savings, so they has been working in com- are really looking into this pliance with Gary Miller, for the majority of areas. former associate director of It is just a budgetary matthe ARC, to implement LED ter as to which departments lighting in the three gyms choose to spend their monwith the intention of meet- ey on it.� ing the Illuminating EngiTim Madden, vice presneering Society’s recom- ident of Engineering Conmendations, said Kristina cepts and Solutions, said the Pettigrew, facilities coordinator of campus recreation. SEE LIGHTS | 3A

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The Champaign Police Department is currently considering implementing the use of body cameras for police officers. The Department of Justice is funding $20 million for police departments to purchase body cameras as part of a three-year, $75 million program to allow local law enforcement agencies the necessary resources to combat any issues they may face in their communities, according to a press release. Joe Gallo, deputy chief of operations at the Champaign Police Department, said the videos from the camera would be used if there were any questions about events involving the police. However, the amount of video is a concern for the department. “The concern from the administration standpoint is, do we have the ability to handle the back-end solution?� Gallo said. “125 officers wearing body cameras — that is going to be a lot of video that is coming in on a daily basis. How do we classify that, how do we enter it in as evidence?� Gallo said states on the West Coast have tried using body cameras, but the amount of video that comes in and the work required to sift through them is too overwhelming, so they have stopped use of the cameras for now. According to the OJP Diagnostic Center report, “Police

Officer Body-Worn Cameras,� there are benefits and concerns to using body cameras. Advocates of body cameras cite benefits such as transparency, improved police and citizen behavior and rapid resolution of complaints and lawsuits against cameras police officers, the report states. Opponents of the body cameras have concerns about the privacy of officers and citizens, the officer’s health and safety because of the extra piece of equipment and financial costs — each body camera can cost between $800 and $1000. At a Champaign town hall meeting, Chief of Police Anthony Cobb also questioned the way the videos would be handled. Two and a half job positions are required to go through 40 squad car videos, and if body cameras are used, the number of people needed would rise exponentially, Cobb said. “Even if we have the money to buy the cameras, do we have the resources to take care of the baggage?� he asked. Tom Bruno, at-large Champaign City Council alderman, said he’s not opposed to the use of body cameras, but said the society will have to confront initial issues. “There have been cases where we wish there might have been a video camera to know the truth better about certain circumstances, like Ferguson, Missouri, so it (is) a compelling argument for body cameras,� Bruno said. “But the devil is in the details.�

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Finding a new path after baseball

Former player tries to find new direction back on campus PAGE 1B

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