Read more about the article Congressman Jesús García uses almost $1 million in first campaign yearUS House Office of Photography
Jesus "Chuy" Garcia's most recent official photograph.

Congressman Jesús García uses almost $1 million in first campaign year

In his first campaign year in the election cycle, Congressman Jesús “Chuy” García of Illinois’s 4th congressional district spent nearly $1 million after winning against Mark Wayne Lorch of the Republican Party with more than 86% of the votes. García was elected to Congress in November 2018 and sworn into office on Jan. 3 of this year. He is one of only three congressmen who are newly elected. The 15 other Illinois congressmen were re-elected for this term.

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Read more about the article Fundraising focus for unopposed primary candidate John ShimkusUS House Office of Photography
The most recent official photograph of John Shimkus.

Fundraising focus for unopposed primary candidate John Shimkus

Despite being unopposed in the Republican primary and winning reelection to his seat by 41 percentage points over Democratic challenger Kevin Gaither, U.S. Rep. John Shimkus still spent $1.8 million during the 2018 election season. Shimkus spent the most money on Gula Graham Group. The Washington, D.C.-based fundraising firm received $500,519 from Volunteers for Shimkus during the 2018 campaign. Another fundraising company, The Voyageur Company of St. Paul, Minnesota, received $57,000.

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Read more about the article Dem. Rep. Sean Casten buys big media with big moneyFacebook
Sean Casten speaking at Glen Ellyn Metra Station announcing $14.4 million in funding for the station on November 25, 2019.

Dem. Rep. Sean Casten buys big media with big money

Democrat Sean Casten spent $6.7 million in the 2018 congressional election to become the representative for Illinois’ Sixth Congressional District, a Chicago west-suburb district…

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Read more about the article Rodney Davis campaign targets media, quadrupled advertising in 2018US House Office of Photography
Rodney Davis's most recent official photograph.

Rodney Davis campaign targets media, quadrupled advertising in 2018

Davis’s campaign spent about nearly $4.1 million in the 2018 election cycle. In the 2016 cycle, he spent $2.4 million. The organization that received the most of Davis’ money was Strategic Media Services. This company specializes in advertising for political candidates. Davis paid Strategic Media Services a total of $1.9 million in the 2018 election cycle.

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Read more about the article Mike Quigley’s campaign favors sporting events for fundraisingUS House Office of Photography
Mike Quigley's most recent official photograph.

Mike Quigley’s campaign favors sporting events for fundraising

Democratic congressman Mike Quigley of Illinois’s fifth congressional district spent over $1.2 million to win re-election in his 2018 House race against Republican challenger…

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Read more about the article Displaced Bristol Place residents to return homeGoogle Earth
Bristol Place is located near Neil St. and Bradley Ave., with new leasing options available through Lamoine Property Management in Champaign.

Displaced Bristol Place residents to return home

The site of the old Bristol Place neighborhood on Bradley Avenue and Market Street in Champaign was demolished in March of 2018. The neighborhood was riddled with crime, was a blight that could not be eradicated without rebuilding the area from scratch, the Bristol Park board stated.

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Read more about the article Urbana Park District planning demolitions of affordable housing to expand park space, neighbors concernedMadeline Wilson
Two homes located at 907 and 909 East Main St. were demolished on Monday, Oct. 8.

Urbana Park District planning demolitions of affordable housing to expand park space, neighbors concerned

Two homes at 907 and 909 East Main St. were demolished to create more open space to expand Victory Park, located at 1000 E.…

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Read more about the article What drives collisions in Champaign County: Causes of crashes revealedPramod Acharya
The intersection of Prospect and Bloomington in Champaign, IL has the highest number of accidents between 2011 and 2015.

What drives collisions in Champaign County: Causes of crashes revealed

There were 3,481 traffic accidents in the county. In the City of Champaign, there were 1,645 accidents alone and in Urbana there were 641 accidents, in 2017, the most recent data available. Between 2010 and 2017, most of the traffic accidents in the County occurred due to the driver’s failure to reduce speed and failure to yield other vehicles, according to a review of IDOT data.

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Read more about the article Anschick’s First Neighborhood Association disbandsDeliah Bradley
Houses line Vine Ave. on November 6 and are part of the area previously considered Anschick’s First Neighborhood Association.

Anschick’s First Neighborhood Association disbands

Anschick’s First Neighborhood Association disbanded in September without a replacement neighborhood association, leaving a group of residents without representation within the community. These residents live in single-family homes, most occupied by one or two people on average, according to the U.S. Census in 2010. As a working-class area, homes are moderately kept and there is little crime in the area in comparison to other parts of the city.

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Read more about the article Silverwood residents hope new name will create positive changeGiovanna Dibenedetto
The new street sign for Silverwood.

Silverwood residents hope new name will create positive change

In the past 6 months, there have been 56 violent crimes, most of which were assault and domestic violence-related offenses. Urbana police reports also show a plethora of break-ins and domestic violence. While Dibenedetto acknowledges that violence is an issue, she says that efforts have been made in the community to decrease violence in all forms, including a new name change.

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