Slices of Life: Former pastor now hand-crafting beautiful furniture
By Aske Denning -- From morning to late afternoon, Monday through Saturday, Charlie Sweitzer works in his shop, next to his home on West…
Slices of Life: The longings of … a beautiful boy
By CHRISTIAN GOLLAYAN/For The News-Gazette -- He's 6 feet tall barefoot, 6-feet-5 in his Jeffrey Campbell heels. He loves Lady Gaga and Andy Warhol…
Slices of Life: Longtime local rabbi remains forever grateful for ‘sparks of holiness’ during a dark time
By EMILY SINER/For The News-Gazette -- Some things he wants to remember; some things he tries to forget. Isaac Neuman remembers a pretty woman who…
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Gayle and Melvyn Silver surrounded by their daughters, Amy Judd, Cheryl Silver and Rachel Browner. This photo was taken on July 4th, 2008, just over two months before Mel was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer.
November – A month to remember, a month to act; How pancreatic cancer changed my life
By Cheryl Silver/CU-CitizenAccess.org -- This month marks the fourth anniversary of my father’s death. It’s also the fifth year I’ve recognized November as Pancreatic…
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A building in Gifford on Nov. 19, 2013.
An up-close look at tornado ravaged Gifford
On Nov. 17, a set of tornadoes tore through the Midwest, leaving shattered homes and shattered lives. (See related news coverage at News-Gazette and…
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on Friday, November 15, 2013. photo by Darrell Hoemann/The Midwest Center for Investigative Journalism
Inspectors monitor some residence halls, too
In addition to fraternities and sororities, inspectors visit 15 privately-owned residences that fall under the certified housing rules, such as Bromley Hall, Illini Tower and Newman Hall.
Unclaimed money heads to Champaign County treasurer’s office on November 30th
By Pamela G. Dempsey/CU-CitizenAccess -- Dozens of Champaign County residents – past and present – are set to lose more than $12,000 total by the…
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Alpha Delta Phi, located at 310 East John Street in Champaign, had 54 violations after its initial inspection last year. Among the violations, Inspectors found broken windows, tripping hazards and expired fire extinguishers. Inspectors also found beer cans and tea lights in the fraternity’s crawlspace, which is not meant to be used as a habitable space. This photo of the house was taken on Nov. 15, 2013.
Fraternities and sororities fail inspections; Violations take months to fix
City safety inspectors find hundreds of fire hazards and safety violations in fraternities and sororities at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign each year, yet it can take months before some violations are corrected, inspection documents show.
‘Technological Calamities’ keep Urbana’s website offline
By Robert Holly/CU-CitizenAccess -- Though the City of Urbana’s website has been down for nearly two weeks, city officials said they still don’t know…
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Darla Frye with her daughter Lauren in her sixth grade classroom at Urbana Middle School on Thursday, November 14, 2013. photo by Darrell Hoemann/The Midwest Center for Investigative Journalism
Teacher still dedicated despite struggles with cutbacks
By Sal Nudo/For CU-CitizenAccess.org -- Mother and daughter enter the brightly lit Biggby Coffee shop on Mattis Avenue in Champaign. It’s a brisk October…