Cobb named new Champaign police chief Joel Gillespie January 27, 2012 - 11:57amJanuary 27, 2022 - 11:15pm From the News-Gazette: Anthony Cobb was named chief of Champaign police at a news conference Friday morning. He will take the post on March 12. Cobb, 42, has been the assistant chief in Urbana, and was born and raised in Champaign.
