July 2014 – CU-CitizenAccess.org

July 25, 20140

High demand for help depletes funds for local veterans

Unable to pay her rent after losing her job, Air Force veteran Anna Robinson turned to the Veterans Assistance Commission in Champaign County last yea

July 24, 20140

Training the trusting generation: Scams on the elderly and how to prevent them

By Bailey Bryant, Sony Kassam, Shannon Kelly and Johnathan Hettinger/For CU-CitizenAccess.org -- With 10,000 Baby Boomers turning 65 each day, the siz

July 24, 20140

Safe at Home Part 2: Going it Alone

By Christine Herman/For CU-CitizenAccess.org -- When Cheryl Gioja went into labor, her husband Joshua got down on his knees to “catch the baby” in the

July 24, 20140

Slices of Life: Jazz Professor Chip McNeill throws himself into his work

By Samantha Kiesel -- Chip McNeill walks down the hall in his black sneakers as jazz music floods the basement of Smith Hall. He waves with his left h

July 23, 20140

Restaurant Inspections: Map, Graphs & Stories

For the past five years, Champaign Urbana Public Health District officials have discussed ways to best publicize restaurant inspections. In September,

July 16, 20140

Slices of Life: Danville woman adores her flock of feathered friends

By Jessica Bourque -- Cindy Eaglen — that's eagle with an 'n' — sits in her computer chair, a bird in one hand, a mouse in the other. The mouse is of

July 14, 20140

“Letter to the residents of Monticello” ad lands city council in hot water

By Claire Everett/CU-CitizenAccess.org -- An ongoing struggle between the Monticello City Council and a citizen’s group has led to the city council b

July 10, 20140

Slices of Life: Willie Summerville: “Somebody say ‘Amen'”

By Samantha Bakall -- Willie T. Summerville sits behind the church organ, his fingers dancing on the keys and his lips slightly pursed at the micropho

July 9, 20140

Despite routine inspections, keeping certified campus housing safe remains constant challenge

By Janelle O’Dea and Robert Holly/CU-CitizenAccess.org -- At the Theta Chi fraternity house last fall, Champaign city inspectors found 81 fire and lif

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.

July 3, 20140

Trial period over – yellow placards could be coming to a restaurant near you

By Claire Everett/CU-CitizenAccess.org -- Between January and May, 32 restaurants in Champaign-Urbana failed health inspections. Diners still had n

Month: July 2014