Read more about the article Champaign County nursing homes fined nearly $1 million federal fines, $500,000 in state fines in past three years
-Clark-Lindsey Village (101 W Windsor Rd, Urbana) on Monday, April 6, 2020. photo by Darrell Hoemann/C-U Citizen Access

Champaign County nursing homes fined nearly $1 million federal fines, $500,000 in state fines in past three years

In January, a resident staying at a nursing home in Urbana fell from her recliner while reaching for her glasses.  Several days later, she…

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Read more about the article Fentanyl-driven overdose deaths dropped in Illinois after 2022 peakDrug Enforcement Agency (DEA)
A bag of fentanyl pills. Image from the DEA website.

Fentanyl-driven overdose deaths dropped in Illinois after 2022 peak

Deaths from opioid overdoses in Illinois are on the decline in 2024, showing a reversal after the record-high numbers seen in 2022.  Drug prevention…

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Read more about the article Kitchens reopen at Champaign assisted living facility seven weeks after failed health inspectionCU-CitizenAccess.org
Bickford of Champaign at 1002 S. Staley Rd on Wednesday, Oct. 23, 2024.

Kitchens reopen at Champaign assisted living facility seven weeks after failed health inspection

Kitchens at the assisted living facility Bickford of Champaign have reopened about seven weeks after receiving a red placard and failing its health inspection…

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Read more about the article Concerns raised in Monticello about number of brain cancer cases; Data being collected from the community Darrell Hoemann
A view looking north on Independence Street, just south of Marion St. in Monticello, IL on Friday, June 14, 2024. photo by Darrell Hoemann/C-U Citizen Access

Concerns raised in Monticello about number of brain cancer cases; Data being collected from the community 

This past February at a Monticello City Council meeting, resident Caitlin McClain spoke about her father-in-law who died of brain cancer in 2022. “My…

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Read more about the article Health district launches survey on elder care amid deficit of nursing home beds, closed facilitiesFarrah Anderson
Broken furniture and items lay outside the former Champaign County Nursing Home which William “Avi” Rothner purchased in 2018. Photo by Farrah Anderson.

Health district launches survey on elder care amid deficit of nursing home beds, closed facilities

The Champaign-Urbana Public Health District and local group Advocates for Aging Care have launched a survey to help identify the state of senior services…

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Read more about the article Health inspectors failed about 80 restaurants and closed 10 last year in Champaign County; Some restaurants repeatedly failed for weeks
Ambar India on Nov. 13, 2023. Photo by Maggie Knutte.

Health inspectors failed about 80 restaurants and closed 10 last year in Champaign County; Some restaurants repeatedly failed for weeks

A moldy bell pepper.  Bare hands touching ready-to-eat food. Food that expired over a week ago sitting in the fridge. These are just a…

Continue ReadingHealth inspectors failed about 80 restaurants and closed 10 last year in Champaign County; Some restaurants repeatedly failed for weeks
Read more about the article COVID-19 still in Champaign County and tracked, but many cases go unreportedMcKinley Health Center website
McKinley Health Center on the University of Illinois campus.

COVID-19 still in Champaign County and tracked, but many cases go unreported

As of Dec. 4, a total of 89,129 confirmed cases of COVID-19 have been reported in Champaign County since the spring of 2020, according…

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Read more about the article Over 100 restaurants failed inspections in Champaign County in the past two years, but failures hard to find in online database
Ambar India on Wright Street in Urbana received a red placard in January 2021. Screenshot from Google Street View.

Over 100 restaurants failed inspections in Champaign County in the past two years, but failures hard to find in online database

After a routine inspection, only 10 restaurants were closed due to non-compliance with safety regulations and 116 restaurants received food safety alerts for less…

Continue ReadingOver 100 restaurants failed inspections in Champaign County in the past two years, but failures hard to find in online database