Institution
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
IllinoisILPublic R1Illini-Alert~56,000 students
- Cases
- 51
- Alerts
- 116
- Verbatim
- 100%
- Span
- 2023–2026
Official alert policy
How Illinois says it will alert: when and how Illini-Alert activates, summarized, quoted, and analyzed.
Case log
Every documented incident
51 cases · 116 of 116 alert messages verbatim-confirmed
2026
- armed person: 2026-09-07Armed subject reported at 1214 S First Streetemergency notificationverbatim
- other: 2026-08-24Building hazard with evacuate-and-avoid order at Temple Hoyne Buellemergency notificationverbatim
- armed person: 2026-08-23Reported armed subject at Green and Fifth, then endedemergency notificationverbatim
- tornado: 2026-08-11Tornado warning take-shelter until quarter past fouremergency notificationverbatim
- fire: 2026-07-14Roof fire prompts a brief evacuation order at a law school building; no injuries reportedemergency notificationverbatim
- tornado: 2026-06-17Tornado warning prompts take-shelter Illini-Alert; warning later endsemergency notificationverbatim
- severe weather: 2026-06-11Tornado warning for campus until 8:15 PMemergency notificationverbatim
- hazmat: 2026-06-10Hazmat release at 205 N Mathews Ave, Urbanaemergency notificationverbatim
- hazmat: 2026-05-30Hazardous materials incident prompts protective guidance; near 600 S Mathews Ave, Urbanaemergency notificationverbatim
- fire: 2026-05-08Fire at 615 S. Wright St., Champaignemergency notificationverbatim
- other: 2026-05-07Other; has taken Canvas offline at universitiesadvisoryverbatim
- severe weather: 2026-04-27Evening tornado warning until 7:30 PMemergency notificationverbatim
- severe weather: 2026-04-27Midday tornado warning until 12:15 PMemergency notificationverbatim
- robbery: 2026-04-21Robbery reported with community safety guidance issued; near 500 block Green St. Useemergency notificationverbatim
- tornado: 2026-04-16Tornado warning with shelter guidance for the campus area; near affect campus. Takeemergency notificationverbatim
- fire: 2026-03-28Working fire at 707 S Third St; avoid the areaemergency notificationverbatim
- theft: 2026-02-19Electronic scooter thefts at Bousfield Hall on First Streettimely warningverbatim
- burglary: 2026-02-18Burglary at 102 East Chalmers Street in Champaigntimely warningverbatim
- armed person: 2026-02-15Police responding to an armed subject near Goodwin and Nevadaemergency notificationverbatim
2025
- fire: 2025-10-24Fire at 1005 S Lincoln Ave, Urbanaemergency notificationverbatim
- fire: 2025-10-24Fire at 104 S Mathews Ave, Urbanaemergency notificationverbatim
- shots fired: 2025-10-18Shots fired at 411 E Green St, Champaignemergency notificationverbatim
- fire: 2025-09-20Fire on west side of North Engineering Quademergency notificationverbatim
- fire: 2025-09-18Fire at 303 E Green St, Champaignemergency notificationverbatim
- fire: 2025-08-30Fire at 1800 S Oak Stemergency notificationverbatim
- armed person: 2025-08-19Armed subject near Third and Green, Champaignemergency notificationverbatim
- motor vehicle theft: 2025-05-01Motor Vehicle Theft; at have recently occurred in the campus aretimely warningverbatim
- severe weather: 2025-04-02Tornado warning until 5:15 PMemergency notificationverbatim
- severe weather: 2025-03-30Tornado warning until 2:00 PMemergency notificationverbatim
- fire: 2025-03-28Fire at Goodwin/Stoughton, Urbanaemergency notificationverbatim
- severe weather: 2025-03-15Tornado warning until 1:00 AMemergency notificationverbatim
- hazmat: 2025-01-30Gas odors on northeast campusemergency notificationverbatim
2024
- severe weather: 2024-11-04Flooding hazard at Neil Street viaductsemergency notificationverbatim
- robbery: 2024-11-01Armed robbery on 700 block of S 5themergency notificationverbatim
- burglary: 2024-10-27Two intruders in a fraternity house battered a resident who asked them to leavetimely warningverbatim
- fire: 2024-10-08Fire at 505 E Green Stemergency notificationverbatim
- assault: 2024-09-24Aggravated battery near 5th & Greenemergency notificationverbatim
- fire: 2024-09-01Fire incident - fire 2emergency notificationverbatim
- communications outage: 2024-07-03UIPD phones down then fixedemergency notificationverbatim
- robbery: 2024-05-30Armed robbery at Third/Clarkemergency notificationverbatim
- aggravated assault: 2024-05-26Pedestrian chased and beaten by five attackers near campus; safety notice issuedtimely warningverbatim
- armed person: 2024-05-24Armed subject with sharp objects at Third/Greenemergency notificationverbatim
- robbery: 2024-01-21Armed robbery with knife at 110 E Chalmersemergency notificationverbatim
2023
- shots fired: 2023-10-29Shots fired at Third/Green, Champaignemergency notificationverbatim
- armed person: 2023-10-26Armed subject with sharp object at First/Greenemergency notificationverbatim
- shots fired: 2023-10-10Shots fired at Second and Green, Champaignemergency notificationverbatim
- fire: 2023-10-04Fire at 1402 S First St, Champaignemergency notificationverbatim
- hazmat: 2023-08-30Corrosive chemical mixture in an engineering lab prompts a two-hour area clearanceemergency notificationverbatim
- civil unrest: 2023-05-07Mob action with displayed weapon near 306 E Green Stemergency notificationverbatim
- stabbing: 2023-03-24Stabbing on 100 block of East Green Stemergency notificationverbatim
- severe weather: 2023-02-27Severe weather - tornado febemergency notificationverbatim
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