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Month: August 2013

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A draft version of a reinspection notice. Public health officials are drafting ordinances that would require food establishments to post a color-coded placard that indicates the results of each health inspection. Yellow means the food establishment failed its health inspection with an adjusted score below 36 and but can remain open pending a reinspection within 30 days.
August 29, 20130

One restaurant temporarily shut down, two others failed inspections in July

One restaurant was temporarily shut down after failing a second health inspection in July. Two other places failed as well but remained open. Pekin

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August 29, 20130

One for the books: citizens’ reporting creates collection detailing a controversy

In the wake of the controversial weeding of books from the Urbana Free Library, CU-CitizenAccess.org wanted to highlight the citizen research and soci

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August 29, 20130

Remembering Clarence Thomas Lemke

By Pamela G. Dempsey/CU-CitizenAccess.org -- I don’t know if Tom Lemke ever considered himself a civic journalist, but I did. He shied away from wr

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August 28, 20130

Weekly RoundUp: 50th Anniversary of March on Washington

This week marks the 50th anniversary of the March on Washington, where Martin Luther King Jr. delivered his famous “I have a dream” speech. To commemo

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August 20, 20130

Weekly RoundUp: Back to School

Whether you walk your child to school or wave to him through the bus window, you’re in good company. Parents across the country are frantically

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August 16, 20130

Locals gear up to help immigrants get driver’s licenses

Pam G. Dempsey/CU-CitizenAccess -- Community groups are working this month and next to help local immigrants get a driver’s license after a new bill w

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August 14, 20130

Weekly RoundUp: Affordable Care Act

As Illinois prepares for implementation of the new Affordable Healthcare Act, otherwise known as Obamacare, questions, criticism and confusion abound.

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August 7, 20130

The stress of college debt extends far beyond getting the diploma

By Krizia Vance/For CU-CitizenAccess.org -- College is an investment that many people see as a chance at a better life or a dream career. While it may

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August 7, 20130

Weekly RoundUp: Student Loans

Fixed interest rates for student loans will soon be a thing of the past. Last week the House joined the Senate in passing a proposal that would link s

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