Since 2011, the Champaign Public Library has lost more than 8,000 cardholders, dropping 21 percent from 37,710 to 29,657, according to library data.
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Patrons looking to check out popular items from the Champaign Public Library and the Urbana Free Library might have to face long waits. Some new and
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Champaign-Urbana’s only domestic violence service provider will not receive about one-third of its $1.8 million budget because it was not included in
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Champaign County officials say they are facing a host of critical repairs and improvements that need to be made at county buildings but have been defe
Read MoreIf you want to watchdog your local or state government, using the Illinois Freedom of Information Act is one of the best ways to go. So CU-CitizenA
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History of scandal holds back progress on transparency Four of the seven Illinois governors elected from 1960 through 2006 went on to serve time in pr
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Champaign County landlords are reaping more than $20 million in tax exemptions a year by taking advantage of a loosely written state law and an interp
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The Illinois State Board of Elections web site is packed with data on contributions to state and local candidates and on how those candidates spend th
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Despite a 2003 effort to limit the number of unused vacation days employees can carry over, Champaign County workers have accumulated more than 62,000
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Illinois state law requires government officials in Champaign County to file forms disclosing financial dealings that might lead to conflicts of inter
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