Weekly RoundUp: Carle tax exemption
Urbana Mayor Laurel Prussing is challenging an Illinois law that gives Carle Hospital tax-except status for their charity work - providing medical care and…
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Weekly RoundUp: The Farm Bill
Congress is marking up the Farm Bill this week. The House version (seen here) makes cuts to the food assistance program. Over 1.6 million…
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Eric Maligaya takes a call at Maligayas, a grocery store that caters explicitly to Filipino customers. He is the son of the owner and estimates that 70 to 80 percent of the customers are Filipinos looking for meats like adodo and menudo, steamed buns or siapao, sweet fruits or coconut milk.
CU-CitizenAccess.org wins 2012 Peter Lisagor Award
CU-CitizenAccess.org has won the 2012 Peter Lisagor Award for its collaborative project with Hoy Chicago looking at changing demographics and racial issues in Central Illinois.…
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Weekly RoundUp: Graduation and Employment
As college seniors finish their final exams, pack up their rental houses, and bid their friends for the last four years good-bye, they may…
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Bristol Place Speaks: Big JJ Fish and Chicken
Bristol Place Speaks: Big JJ Fish and Chicken
By Joe Nocco -- Ayoub, Moe and Mike Abeed are three Palestinian brothers originally from Israel’s West Bank who moved to Champaign in 2005. In 2006,…
Bristol Place Speaks: Jack of all trades
By Briana F. Daniels -- Erma Ballard, 82, owns a shoe repair business inside her home. She has been in service in Bristol Place for…
Bristol Place Speaks: Let us rejoice
By Latifah Al-Hazza -- Located on Bellefontaine Street in Bristol Place, the Apostolic Faith Church is a place where people come to share their…
Bristol Place Speaks: Bigger than hoop dreams
By Steven McRae -- Ranked No. 11 in his age bracket for Illinois basketball, Jamonte Williams has dreams bigger than just playing in the NBA.…
Bristol Place Speaks: A personal housing project
By Bob Merlo -- Chad Sullivan is an aspiring carpenter and real estate investor. When Chad purchased his first home in 2011, he chose Bristol Place,…
Bristol Place Speaks: Juanita Moody, owner in Bristol Place since 1951
By Delphine Dargegen - Juanita Moody, 92, has spent most of her life in Bristol Place. Today she is threatened by the city’s possible plans…
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