Weekly RoundUp: Student Loans
Fixed interest rates for student loans will soon be a thing of the past. Last week the House joined the Senate in passing a…
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A picture of a proposed color-coded placard that indicates compliance with local public health ordinances.
Public Health officials are looking at ways to make inspection results more public.
Food served in Champaign County nursing homes and extended care facilities pass inspections
By Acton Gorton/CU-CitizenAccess - Some good news for retirees living in Champaign County nursing homes: none of the in-house kitchens and dining facilities have failed health inspections in the past two years.
The best scoring nursing home is Heritage Rehab and Health Care Center, located at 1315B Curt Dr. in Champaign, with an average score of 93.5 points.
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Illinois State Capitol Building
Weekly RoundUp: Pensions
Illinois lawmakers’ paychecks aren’t in the mail yet, but according to one report by Illinois Public Media, the legislature's special committee on pensions may…
Danielle Shepherd
Oakwood Trace low-income housing in Champaign, Illinois
As housing waiting lists continue to grow, the shortage of affordable housing becomes evident
By Robert Holly/CU-CitizenAccess.org -- Thousands of low-income families and individuals across Illinois continue to wait for different forms of affordable housing to be provided…
Danielle Sheppard
The Champaign county clerk's office collects nearly 2,000 statement of economic interest forms each year from local elected officials and high-ranking government employees. But few of them disclose any information.
Efforts at transparency in government lost in translation
Illinois state law requires government officials in Champaign County to file forms disclosing financial dealings that might lead to conflicts of interest in their official duties. But a review by CU-CitizenAccess.org of over 9,000 forms filed by officials over the past five years found that an average 16 percent of officials reveal any specific information.
Weekly RoundUp: Housing
A report out this week showed that home sales across the nation have reached a five-year high, and the state of Illinois is no…
Photo provided/The Champaign-Urbana Public Health District
Example of a color-coded placard that restaurants would be required to post under a proposed plan to make inspection results more public.
Red means that the restaurant's health permit was suspended following a health inspection.
Restaurants temporarily closed in June for failing health inspections have similar history
Three of the five restaurants that failed health inspections in June were temporarily closed over multiple repeat violations and failures. One restaurant, Main St.…
Weekly RoundUp: Farm Bill
The House passed a farm bill last week after dropping food stamps from the negotiating table. According to an Illinois Public Media report, “The…
Imani Carr/Community Ambassador at Salt and Light in north Champaign
Community ambassador reviews our reliance on technology
By Imani Carr/For CU-CitizenAccess.org CU-CitizenAccess worked with faculty from the Graduate School of Library and Information Science to secure a grant from the state…
Weekly RoundUp: Concealed-Carry
This week Illinois passed a law that gives a concealed-carry permit to anyone who has passed a background check, taken a 16-hour gun-safety training…
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