Police chief wants Champaign council to consider Tasers again

CHAMPAIGN – Police Chief R.T. Finney says it's likely he'll again ask the city council to allow the police department to buy and use Tasers.

But the leader of a local citizens group vows police will encounter opposition to such a proposal.

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