Read more about the article Unconditional Love: Pet ownership brings joy – and more – at any age
Emily Lewis sits with one of her dogs at the Dog Training Club of Champaign-Urbana.

Unconditional Love: Pet ownership brings joy – and more – at any age

By  Jack Preis, Ralph Cooper, Sarah Soenke and Taylor Rooks/ For CU-CitizenAccess.org -- According to the Humane Society, 62 percent of American households owned at…

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Read more about the article Big broadband to reach all of Champaign-UrbanaDarrell Hoemann/CU-CitizenAccess
iTV-3 vice president Levi Dinkla speaks during a press conference announcing a partnership between UC2B and iTV-3 at Enterprise Works in the UIUC Research Park on Thursday, May 29, 2014. photo by Darrell Hoemann/C-U Citizen Access

Big broadband to reach all of Champaign-Urbana

Darrell Hoemann/CU-CitizenAccess.org -- Now all residents in Champaign-Urbana can access big broadband, thanks to a new agreement with a private company. It was standing…

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Read more about the article Slices of Life: Area families struggle to find life after a soldier’s deathRobin Scholz /The News-Gazette
Robin Scholz /The News-Gazette connie Bickers sheds tears at the memorial she has built in the front yard of their home in rural St. Joe on Thursday, May 15, 2008.

Slices of Life: Area families struggle to find life after a soldier’s death

By Jonathan Jacobson -- Connie Bickers gave me simple directions to her house in St. Joseph, but the country roads in central Illinois all…

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Read more about the article Slices of Life: Never give up: The constant message at Restoration Urban MinistriesBradley Leeb/The News-Gazette
Pastor Ervin Williams of Urban Restoration Ministries poses for a portrait in the main sanctuary.

Slices of Life: Never give up: The constant message at Restoration Urban Ministries

By Candice Norwood -- The Rev. Ervin Williams loves Sunday night, the rare time when he can stop, relax and listen. As the founder…

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Read more about the article Preparing for the unpredictable: Urbana assisted living home regularly practices fire safety
According to the National Fire Protection Association, the very young and the very old are at highest risk of death from home fires.

Preparing for the unpredictable: Urbana assisted living home regularly practices fire safety

By Joe Moyles, Carl Rosenberg, Charlie Maniates and Rebecca Jacobs / For CU-CitizenAccess.org -- The U.S. Fire Administration said that in 2010, adults 65 years or…

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Read more about the article Slices of Life: Dave’s Firearms is a place for camaraderie — and camouflageDarrell Hoemann/The News-Gazette
Dave Costley tries to get Gus to quiet down at Dave's Guns in Mayview on Thursday, June 6, 2013.

Slices of Life: Dave’s Firearms is a place for camaraderie — and camouflage

By Gabrielle Irvin -- The sooty, unpolished wood floor in Dave's Firearms hasn't been refinished in years. Laid with random planks of different widths…

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Read more about the article Former Meals on Wheels recipient finds joy in volunteeringJanelle O'Dea/CU-CitizenAccess.org
Meals on Wheels volunteer Jerry Call makes a delivery on the "Pink Route" in Urbana, Ill., on March 18, 2014.

Former Meals on Wheels recipient finds joy in volunteering

By Janelle O’Dea/ CU-CitizenAccess.org - Meals on Wheels in Champaign-Urbana, Ill., provides hot lunches and sack suppers for a small cost to adult recipients…

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