How to track contributions to state and local candidates
The Illinois State Board of Elections web site is packed with data on contributions to state and local candidates and on how those candidates…
The Illinois State Board of Elections web site is packed with data on contributions to state and local candidates and on how those candidates…
The head of the University of Illinois’ health clinic says the clinic is ready if an Ebola patient shows up. Noting the large international population at the university, Dr. Robert Palinkas, director of the McKinley Health Center, said that if a student is experiencing Ebola symptoms, it is possible that the student will come to the health center for care.
As part of an ongoing project called Intersections, we are working on digital tools that help the community see the events and issues first publicized, and sometimes only publicized, through social media. We hope this can increase community engagement and conversations on those events and issues.
After making record profits from 2007-2013, farmers in Champaign County who rent their land are likely to lose money on both corn and soybeans in this year and next, said a University of Illinois economist. Across the state, 2014 saw record highs for cash rent. In Champaign County, the average cash renter pays $253 per acre.
Claire Everett/CU-CitizenAccess.org — The Champaign County Board is continuing its opposition to the mandatory posting of health inspection placards for county food establishments outside the cities of Urbana and Champaign. The most recent vote against mandatory posting was by a much greater margin this week, with 14 members opposing and 5 supporting.
By Lauren Rohr/For CU-CitizenAccess.org -- The Sustainable Student Farm serves a variety of purposes on the University of Illinois campus. Hundreds of students gain…
By Luke Ray/For CU-CitizenAccess.org -- The Urbana Adult Education Center (UAEC) offers free high school, GED, Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA), and other courses to adults…
Clumps of hair at the bottom of coffee cups and green slime leaking out of meat sandwiches were among the more extreme examples of complaints filed by customers and restaurant employees against food establishments this year.
By Jonathan Nonnie/For CU-CitizenAccess.org -- A sports-related injury can be a devastating event in the life of an active young adult. But for Nealay Kalita,…
By Claire Everett/CU-CitizenAccess.org -- More than 300 researchers from around the world gathered at the University of Illinois this week for a major conference…