Village opposed to rezoning Jones building
By Matt Daniels/Rantoul Press assistant editor/ The village of Rantoul is likely to protest a request for a zoning change on a piece of property…
Zero Percent uses social media to eliminate food waste
By Michelle Hagopian/For CU-CitizenAccess -- Want to help eliminate food waste? There's an app for that. Zero Percent, a project started early last year by…
Growing Local: Rise in farmers’ markets, community gardens fuel economy, discussion and needs
Approximately 95 percent of the food we eat in Illinois comes from someplace else. The farmland in Illinois is some of the richest in…
Waffle truck prompts food pilot project, change
By Chad Garland/For CU-CitizenAccess When is an ice cream truck not an ice cream truck? According to Mahomet resident Zach Ware, it’s when it…
City, housing authority grapple over public housing
Over the past decade, communities across the country have demolished or sold hundreds of thousands of public housing units. Danville is aiming to be such a community.
Future of public housing in Danville remains uncertain
Over the past decade, communities across the country have demolished or sold hundreds of thousands of public housing units. Danville is aiming to be…
Latitude News: As jobs go overseas, foreign jobs come here – just not enough
Jobs, jobs, jobs. That’s been the national mantra since the Great Recession hit in 2008, and it does not seem to be going anywhere.…
The Housing Gap: Data, maps and reports
Below are reports and data on housing demographics that we used for these stories. Champaign County Regional Housing Study (December 2010) Vacant properties: Growing…
The Housing Gap: Videos
Neighborhood of Promise: Hope Meadows in Rantoul, Ill. is an intentional intergenerational community formed to support and serve adoptive families of foster children and…
The Housing Gap: Public housing needs
The Housing Authority of Champaign County manages more than 440 public housing units and over 1,200 housing choice vouchers, according to the Champaign County…