Read more about the article Champaign County Mental Health Board grants surge as 38 programs funded this yearDarrell Hoemann
Brookens Admin Center in Urbana, IL 61801 on Wednesday, December 15, 2021. Photo by Darrell Hoemann/CU-CitizenAccess

Champaign County Mental Health Board grants surge as 38 programs funded this year

After some difficult years, the Champaign County Mental Health Board is seeing a surge in the ability to provide services for children, families, the…

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Read more about the article Housing authority plans to combat rising homelessness in Champaign County, support low-income residentsGoogle Street View
Housing at Douglass Square Apartments in Champaign. The 70-unit project is expected to have 37 vouchers added under the Housing Authority of Champaign County, its 2025 Moving To Work plan showed. Screenshot from Google Street View, captured in 2019.

Housing authority plans to combat rising homelessness in Champaign County, support low-income residents

The Housing Authority of Champaign County has unveiled its 2025 Moving to Work Plan, including a new proposal to combat homelessness and support low-income…

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Read more about the article Respiratory illnesses spiked early at McKinley, University of Illinois campus this fallMcKinley Health Center website
McKinley Health Center on the University of Illinois campus.

Respiratory illnesses spiked early at McKinley, University of Illinois campus this fall

This fall, the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign experienced an earlier-than-usual rise in respiratory illness cases, according to Awais Vaid, medical director at McKinley…

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Read more about the article Willard Airport fundraising seeking to attract more leisure airlines nears finishWillard Airport
Inside Willard Airport. Photo from iflycu.com press release.

Willard Airport fundraising seeking to attract more leisure airlines nears finish

Willard Airport’s fundraising towards a $1 million expansion plan is nearing completion.  Last February, Willard Airport began raising money to put towards the expansion,…

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Read more about the article Prairie land preserved in finalized Weaver and Prairie Park renovations following community concerns
Part of the Weaver and Prairie Park master plans, approved by the Urbana Park District this fall.

Prairie land preserved in finalized Weaver and Prairie Park renovations following community concerns

After community outcry over the potential loss of natural prairie, the Urbana Park District finalized updates to the master plans that reduced the loss…

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Read more about the article Historic downtown Urbana hotel expects to welcome guests in early 2025Darrell Hoemann
Urbana Landmark Hotel, to be renamed Hotel Royer, undergoing remodeling on Friday, December 24, 2021. photo by Darrell Hoemann/C-U Citizen Access

Historic downtown Urbana hotel expects to welcome guests in early 2025

Once named the ”Urbana Lincoln Hotel” to commemorate the former president’s visits to Urbana, the 100-year-old downtown fixture has not welcomed new guests since…

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Read more about the article Police institute pursues a ‘non-militaristic’ approach to trainingKaitlyn Devitt
Photos of former police training classes inside of the Police Training Institute. Taken by Kaitlyn Devitt on Nov. 4, 2024 at 1004 S Fourth St in Champaign.

Police institute pursues a ‘non-militaristic’ approach to training

With rising enrollment the Police Training Institute at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign aims to set itself apart from other academies by following…

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Read more about the article Vehicles, rifles and tools: Police in Champaign County got steep discounts on federal military surplus worth $900,000Defense Logistics Agency
Military tents outside a hospital. From the federal Law Enforcement Support Office (LESO) page on the Defense Logistics Agency website.

Vehicles, rifles and tools: Police in Champaign County got steep discounts on federal military surplus worth $900,000

A mine-resistant vehicle.  An explosive disposal robot. 20 rifles.  These are just a few of the military surplus items acquired by law enforcement in…

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Read more about the article Racial disparities persist in Champaign County jail bookingsDarrell Hoemann
Satellite Jail exterior on Wednesday, December 15, 2021. photo by Darrell Hoemann/C-U Citizen Access

Racial disparities persist in Champaign County jail bookings

From 2012 to 2023, for every 10 white people booked at the Champaign County jail, 17 nonwhite people were booked.   CU-CitizenAccess.org obtained years of…

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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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