Evaluating Moving to Work program is difficult job
By Robert Holly/For CU-CitizenAccess Officials at The Housing Authority of Champaign County are enthusiastic about the potential of the Moving to Work program, which…
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A sign blocks the entrance to the property known as Cherry Orchard.
Jones building likely to be razed
By Dave Hinton/Rantoul Press editor The owner of an apartment building between Thomasboro and Rantoul did not attend a meeting of the Champaign County…
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A car sits next to an apartment building at Cherry Orchard, an apartment complex south of Rantoul.
Rezoning request still on agenda, but Rantoul, township oppose plan
By Dave Hinton/Rantoul Press Editor A petition to rezone a closed apartment complex between Thomasboro and Rantoul remains on the agenda of the Champaign…
Ramos remains at large in Champaign County case
By Dave Hinton/Rantoul Press Editor The whereabouts of a caretaker of an apartment complex between Rantoul and Thomasboro is still unknown. Bernard Ramos, who…
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Margaret Neil sits inside the Joann Dorsey community center during a youth event in 2011. Neil ran an after school program there until the public housing complex was closed last year for redevelopment.
Housing authority chair brings insight to new role
By Robert Holly/For CU-CitizenAccess.org -- Think positive, stay focused and take one day at a time. As a girl, those are the words Margaret…
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Jamonte Williams, 11, practices basketball in front of his home at 105 E. Roper St. Jamonte is ranked 11th in his state Amateur Athletic Union basketball age bracket and according to his mother, Sheena Williams, is also an A student. Dozens of residents in the Bristol Place neighborhood could be relocated from the area as part of a redevelopment plan from Champaign city officials.
Housing authority to discuss preference plan
By Robert Holly/For CU-CitizenAccess.org -- For more than a month, community members have waited for the Housing Authority of Champaign County’s board of commissioners…
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A U-Haul truck sits outside a building at Joann Dorsey Homes apartment complex on Sept. 1, 2011. Dozens of residents moved from the property as part of a redevelopment plan from the Housing Authority of Champaign County. The property has since been demolished. Housing authority officials have confirmed that they are holding dozens of housing vouchers in reserve for redevelopment projects that include Dorsey Homes. Housing advocates say that the vouchers should be distributed now to assist the more than 400 families on a waiting list for housing assistance.
Officials confirm reserved housing vouchers; aim to hold back more
By Robert Holly/CU-CitizenAccess.org – Community members told the Housing Authority of Champaign County this week that they felt it was wrong to reserve vouchers…
City of Champaign as part of report on the 2011 Bristol Park Neighborhood Plan
The City of Champaign plans to redevelop this area and has asked the Housing Authority of Champaign County to help relocate dozens of families in the area. Opponents have said that the housing authority's assistance should be spent on its existing waiting list.
Housing vouchers held on reserve raises questions among community members
By Robert Holly/CU-CitizenAccess -- Several community members plan to voice concerns Thursday over a set of housing vouchers that are being held in reserve…
Village opposed to rezoning Jones building
By Matt Daniels/Rantoul Press assistant editor/ The village of Rantoul is likely to protest a request for a zoning change on a piece of property…
City, housing authority grapple over public housing
Over the past decade, communities across the country have demolished or sold hundreds of thousands of public housing units. Danville is aiming to be such a community.