The number of children receiving free and reduced-cost lunches in Champaign County is on the rise as numbers across the country decline. Of the schoo
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By Robert Holly/Midwest Center for Investigative Reporting -- Champaign County has seen a 40 percent increase in the number of households on the feder
Read MoreDespite reports of job growth, corporate profits and increased spending, the poor and the middle class continue to struggle as they attempt to recover
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Illinois public housing authorities are responsible for providing affordable housing to low-income residents located within their district. Some autho
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By Staff/CU-CitizenAccess.org The latest report on poverty by Heartland Alliance is grim – one third of the overall population in the United States
Read MoreEditor's note: This series is funded by the Marguarite Casey Foundation Pam G. Dempsey/CU-CitizenAccess.org -- In 2002, food was a lot less expensi
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Editor's note: This series is funded by the Marguerite Casey Foundation. By Pam G. Dempsey -- Robin Arbiter is a long-time resident of the Lierman
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Editor's note: This series is funded by the Marguarite Casey Foundation. By Pam G. Dempsey -- Leodegario Olea and his wife, Rosa, sit inside the d
Read MoreThis map shows the percentage of residents in each of Champaign County's 30 townships living below certain income levels. The figures for 2005 to 2009
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