March 2013 – CU-CitizenAccess.org

This dot-density map shows the demographic changes across a 16-county region in Central Illinois. It was designed by Jeff Kelly Lowenstein, Alex Bordens and Kyle Bentle from the Chicago Tribune and Hoy Chicago. It netted a Society of News Design award this year.

March 27, 20130

CU-CitizenAccess, Hoy Chicago net awards

Our collaborative work with Hoy Chicago in last year’s Midwest Chronicles gained high honors recently. The project took a look at the deep demograp

March 27, 20130

Health officials put restaurant inspection placard system on the table

By Kevin Huebschman/For CU-CitizenAccess.org A proposal to require restaurant owners to post a color-coded placard based on their latest health ins

March 27, 20130

Weekly RoundUp: Justice

The United States Supreme Court is hearing arguments this week over the constitutionality of the 1996 federal Defense of Marriage Act. The Defense

Arturo Zendeja speaks with a customer at his restaurant in July at his restaurant, El Taco Tako, 202 S. Chestnut St., Arcola, Ill. Zendeja and his wife, Maria, moved to Arcola 12 years ago. Arturo is a native of Cadereyta Jimenez in Mexico. They are part of a growing Latino population in the area, which is known for its broomcorn.

March 18, 20130

Weekly RoundUp: Immigration

A delegation of immigration experts from Russia are scheduled to visit Champaign-Urbana this week through the US-Russia Civil Society Partnership Prog

March 13, 20130

Weekly RoundUp: Housing in America

By CU-CitizenAccess.org staff Affordable housing continues to be an issue as America struggles to climb out of the recession. While younger inve

Steve Heiss and Erin Harper/Founders of CU-Garden

March 13, 20130

Frustration grows with community garden’s lack of water

By Emily Siner/For CU-CitizenAccess.org After three years and $7,000 spent, founders of a nearly completed community garden in Douglass Park say th

Alan Kalmanoff, Executive Director of the Institute for Law and Policy Planning

March 11, 20130

Jail mental health system sparks debate among county officials

By Amy Harwath/CU-CitizenAccess.org The transition for mentally ill inmates from the Champaign County jail to community services is seriously hampe

Avicenna Community Health Center/ A patient has her blood pressure and temperature checked

March 5, 20130

Weekly Roundup: Healthcare

This year will see more effects from the Obama administration's Affordable Health Care Act. Here is what's trending in the news on health care, the

Month: March 2013