2012 – CU-CitizenAccess.org

December 21, 20120

Building Emergency Action Plans still a work in progress

By Sean Hermann/For CU-CitizenAccess.org -- Nearly 400 buildings on the University of Illinois campus at Urbana-Champaign lack the required Build

December 20, 20120

CU-CitizenAccess.org looks back at 2012

This year has been a productive one for CU-CitizenAccess.org as we explored new collaborations and grew relationships with media friends like Illinois

December 20, 20120

Movement in plans for redevelopment of Bristol Place Neighborhood

The City of Champaign approved an intergovernmental agreement Tuesday night with the Housing Authority of Champaign County for the first phase of the

December 12, 20120

Aaron Ammons, a Leader in Social Justice Advocacy

By Amy Harwath / For CU-CitizenAccess.org -- Some people who are in a dire financial situation may feel that they have no choice but to deal drugs.

The homepage of the Champaign-Urbana Wiki, a community-based resource that anyone can add to, edit, and share.

December 10, 20120

Local data just a click away as CU Wiki’s popularity grows

Technology and data in Champaign-Urbana have received a big boost lately. The locally-launched CU Wiki (http://home/citizenaccess/public_

November 28, 20120

Successful business strategies revealed

By Britney Clapp / For CU-CitizenAccess.org -- Since 2008, the U.S. economy has taken a downfall, and many businesses have been forced to close. Fortu

A list of acceptable documents needed to get a driver's license under current state law.

November 27, 20120

Driver’s licenses for undocumented immigrants debated

By Sean Powers/Illinois Public Media -- There are only a handful of places that Urbana resident Marcela Guillen will drive to – the fast-food restaura

November 15, 20120

Champaign takes step toward sustainable city

By Maisie Sackett / For CU-CitizenAccess.org -- The city of Champaign has set a goal to be “a model for environmental sustainability.” But it has f

November 14, 20120

Housing authority chair brings insight to new role

By Robert Holly/For CU-CitizenAccess.org -- Think positive, stay focused and take one day at a time. As a girl, those are the words Margaret Neil t

Viola from Nicha Poolpol. Nonprofits face challenges generating donations during tough economic times, but marketing the importance of the arts is ongoing struggle.

November 14, 20120

Fundraising for arts not always a pretty picture

By Andrea Baumgartner/For CU-CitizenAccess.org -- Champaign and Urbana nonprofits in arts education took a hard hit to funding in 2007 as the great re

Year: 2012