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Read more about the article Local domestic violence shelter forced to turn away hundredsDarrell Hoemann
From left: Stephanie Thurman and Lisa Little, a court advocates with Courage Connection and Isak Griffiths, executive director with the groups Angel Tree fundraiser at Lincoln Square in Urbana on Friday, December 12, 2014.

Local domestic violence shelter forced to turn away hundreds

Johnathan Hettinger/For CU-CitizenAccess.org --The only domestic violence shelter in Champaign-Urbana has had to turn away hundreds of women and children because it does not…

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Read more about the article A University of Illinois student finds peace in KharmaEmma Weissmann
Hailey Anderson, a University of Illinois student, rides her horse, Kharma. Spring 2014.

A University of Illinois student finds peace in Kharma

Most students choose to spend their off hours studying, hanging out with friends or catching up on sleep. But Hailey Anderson, a senior physics student at the University of Illinois, spends her free time in a different way: caring for her pet, Kharma.

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Read more about the article Growing up Asian in a white family; one adoptee’s strugglePhoto provided
Claire Hampton with her mother. Claire was born in Seoul, South Korea and came to the United States when she was four months old.

Growing up Asian in a white family; one adoptee’s struggle

By Earn Saenmuk/For CU-CitizenAccess.org -- There was a girl in my Korean class. Well, there were more than one, but this particular one was…

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Read more about the article Slices of Life: Jazz Professor Chip McNeill throws himself into his workDarrell Hoemann/The News-Gazette
Chip McNeill plays for the dancers. Traffic Jam: USO Swing Night The Chip McNeill Swingin' Quartet Chip McNeill and his swingin' quartet will rev up the Krannert Center lobby with the jumpin' sounds of the 1940s. The U of I Swing Society will put set the joint jumpin' as the up-tempo high-energy music encourages everyone to dance the night away.

Slices of Life: Jazz Professor Chip McNeill throws himself into his work

By Samantha Kiesel -- Chip McNeill walks down the hall in his black sneakers as jazz music floods the basement of Smith Hall. He…

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Read more about the article Slices of Life: Danville woman adores her flock of feathered friendsRobin Scholz/The News-Gazette
Cindy Eaglen, left, and Charlotte look at each other at Feathered Friends, her avian rescue and rehab organization in Champaign. Eaglen is a Danville resident but works in Champaign at Illini Recycling, which doubles as Feathered Friends. In Champaign on Thursday, Sept. 13, 2012.

Slices of Life: Danville woman adores her flock of feathered friends

By Jessica Bourque -- Cindy Eaglen — that's eagle with an 'n' — sits in her computer chair, a bird in one hand, a…

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Read more about the article “Letter to the residents of Monticello” ad lands city council in hot waterDarrell Hoemann/CU-CitizenAccess.org
Maureen Holtz address the council during a Monticello city council meeting on Monday, June 23, 2014. photo by Darrell Hoemann/C-U Citizen Access

“Letter to the residents of Monticello” ad lands city council in hot water

By Claire Everett/CU-CitizenAccess.org --  An ongoing struggle between the Monticello City Council and a citizen’s group has led to the city council being cited…

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Read more about the article Slices of Life: Willie Summerville: “Somebody say ‘Amen'”Darrell Hoemann/The News-Gazette
Willie Summerville directs a rehearsal of Messiah as Davion Williams sings a solo at Canaan Baptist Church in Urbana.

Slices of Life: Willie Summerville: “Somebody say ‘Amen'”

By Samantha Bakall -- Willie T. Summerville sits behind the church organ, his fingers dancing on the keys and his lips slightly pursed at the…

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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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