Read more about the article Loophole saves Champaign County landlords $1.8 million a year in property taxesPiotr Fedczuk
University Park Apartments on North Broadway Avenue in Urbana, Ill. in April 2026. Photo by Piotr Fedczuk.

Loophole saves Champaign County landlords $1.8 million a year in property taxes

Each year, Champaign County property owners each get a tax exemption of up to $6,000 for living in their one home. But about 1,400…

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Read more about the article A tale of two Illinois coal plants: One is a major polluter, the other limits pollution University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
Abbott Power Plant at 1117 S. Oak St. in Champaign, Ill. Photo from the University of Illinois website.

A tale of two Illinois coal plants: One is a major polluter, the other limits pollution 

At 1117 S. Oak St. in Champaign, the Abbott Power Plant has evolved from a traditional coal power plant to one that burns coal…

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