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This is a case study/account which was written in August of 2003 of a cult in operation in Chicago/Champaign, IL/Detroit, MI/St. Louis, MO and Dayton, OH. Since…

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Honors Larine Cowan, former Director of the Community Relations Department for the City of Champaign, and former Assistant Vice Chancellor
for Administration and Director of Affirmative Action for Staff for the University of Illinois.

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Working in shifts last week over a five-day span, an
estimated 1,400 volunteers from the Champaign-Urbana area
helped to build the PrairiePlay playground at Urbana's
Meadowbrook Park. Fittingly, the effort took place during
the 21st annual…

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One of the focal areas is Champaign County.

Executive Summary:
Communities in Illinois and nationwide are reeling from a revolving criminal justice
door. The cycle of crime, punishment, and reoffending is a major…

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Website uses google maps and other technologies to show a racist pattern in the ways in which the Champaign Police Department issues small fees.

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This project aims to answer the following questions: 1) What is the historical background of the Central Black Student Union (CBSU)? 2) Does CBSU still perform the same functions and hold fast to the same traditions and beliefs that they once…

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This Web site offers a place for citizens, journalists and university students to share news, raise and discuss issues, find assistance and suggest solutions.

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School worker leads effort to develop a community center

Photo Caption: Janice Mitchell (left) with parent Elysia Monroe and her son Darrion Brown at what will be the new Neighborhood Connection Center on E. Main Street in Urbana on 2009 By Darrell Hoemann

Article: The Neighborhood Community Center,…

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Engaging and Empowering Youth (E2Y) is a year-long collaboration between talented teens and adult mentors. Based in Champaign-Urbana, Illinois, these African-American teenagers worked to map local teen resources and share their findings with youth…

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