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Brian Guest, former student at his job. Counseling and psychiatric services at Midwest universities are straining under the increased demand from students who are entering schools with more serious illnesses than seen before. A 2011 national survey of counseling center directors found increases in students who are on psychiatric medication and longer wait times for services at counseling centers. Like other counseling centers, more students at the University of Illinois are are diagnosed with severe issues such as depression and anxiety than in years past. Counseling centers also lack enough mental health providers to meet the demand and to meet recommended staffing levels.At the UI counseling center on Friday, Feb. 3, 2012.

Demand still up for college counseling services

By Pam G. Dempsey/CU-CitizenAccess In the wake of Sandy Hook and other school shootings of recent years, gun control advocates – and some politicians,…

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Read more about the article Rezoning request still on agenda, but Rantoul, township oppose planFile photo
A car sits next to an apartment building at Cherry Orchard, an apartment complex south of Rantoul.

Rezoning request still on agenda, but Rantoul, township oppose plan

By Dave Hinton/Rantoul Press Editor A petition to rezone a closed apartment complex between Thomasboro and Rantoul remains on the agenda of the Champaign…

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Read more about the article College towns: the Great Recession hits hard in Illinois and Lower SaxonyPam Dempsey
Students stand outside a bookstore at the University of Illinois in August 2015.

College towns: the Great Recession hits hard in Illinois and Lower Saxony

By Pam Dempsey/CU-CitizenAccess.org for Latitude News-- My office in Champaign-Urbana, Ill. is a 40-minute commute from the place I now call home, Danville, Ill. –…

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