Luis Gutierrez, who has been Illinois’ 4th District representative for 25 years, has decided to retire at the end of his current term. While it will
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Every Sunday, a group of women meets in the basement of a church in Chicago’s Ravenswood neighborhood to sort and package boxes of books. The boxes a
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Despite a drop in requests to fix potholes on the streets of Champaign, potholes remain costly to the city. In the fiscal year ending June 30, 2016,
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White Street, one of the worst-rated streets in Champaign, is getting a much-needed facelift, which began in the fall of 2016, with an expected c
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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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