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Note From Councilmember: It's been officially 1 year of service in office! One valuable lesson that I have learned is that citizens want to be informed. Thus, this is how the weekly newsletter started. My vision is that this newsletter will be a tool…

Many of the research projects in this volume focus on Champaign-Urbana African-American Communities. Comprehensive up to circa 1982.

CHAMPAIGN – Longtime Champaign library employee Essie Harris has been appointed manager of the Douglass Branch Library, capping a difficult and divisive episode that pitted Douglass patrons against the library board over the firing of the…

Master's Thesis in Urban Planning using Civitas, a graduate-led design center located in Champaign-Urbana around 2004-2005, as a model design center. Also mentions the Urban Exchange Center.

Photo by: Vanda Bidwell

Peer court volunteers, from bottom left clockwise, Miles Ross, adult leader Hattie Lenoir-Price, Michael McCulley, Jarel Jackson and Terrish Catchings prepare for a series of hearings at last week's Peer Court session at…

Kathryn Humphrey, class of 1941, was born in Champaign, Illinois in 1923. After she graduated from CHS, she worked as a domestic and was then employed by the City of Champaign Recreation Department. She went to schools during recess and taught them…

Nate Dixon retired from the Champaign Park District after 27 years of serving the community. Dixon's passion for helping people has been evident throughout his career. Before working in parks and recreation, he worked at the Illinois Department of…

1) The first link is to the minutes of Citizens Advisory Committee on Jury Selection. These minutes contain times, date, and attendance, as well as general records of the content of the meeting.

2) The second link is to the synopsis of a meeting…

Inaugural newsletter of this community organization with a rich history. Contents include a greeting by MA President Dr. Rev. Evelyn Underwood, an update on the consent decree, a letter to the Dept. of Justice regarding the Kiwane Carrington police…

Community members who have commented on the Champaign school district's settlement agreement to end its consent decree case want a guarantee the black community will continue to have a role in monitoring equity issues in the district, and they want…