CU-CitizenAccess @cucitizenaccess
A community online news and information project devoted to investigative and enterprise coverage of social, justice and economic issues in East Central Illinois cu-citizenaccess.org Greater Urbana-Champaign Joined April 2010-
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The University of Illinois Foundation’s endowment returned 3.3% in fiscal year 2025, well below the foundation’s benchmark of 13.2% and significantly lower than the 11.1% return earned by the University of Illinois System. cu-citizenaccess.org/2026/07/ui-fou…
Despite frequent failures to meet standards for ambulance response times, both cities’ fire officials haven't issued any fines or warnings. cu-citizenaccess.org/2026/07/no-war…
The failure to pass a proposed state law on data centers has pushed Champaign County officials to develop their own regulations to address concerns about the centers’ water consumption, noise pollution and rising energy costs. cu-citizenaccess.org/2026/07/champa…
The Illinois Department of Public Health said a recent review of cancer registry data found no evidence of an increase in glioblastoma cases in Piatt County, despite continued questions from Monticello residents about cases reported in the community. cu-citizenaccess.org/2026/06/despit…
Every day, tens of thousands of drivers cross the 735 bridges in Champaign County — and thousands cross the 53 bridges with poor structural evaluation scores. cu-citizenaccess.org/2026/06/dozens…
“They ask me, ‘What is going to happen to us? Should we start planning to go back, or try to stay and live in constant fear?’” said Lucia Maldonado, describing the questions her students' parents raise as immigration enforcement intensifies. cu-citizenaccess.org/2026/06/fear-o…
For years, Bloomington, Ill. has fought algal blooms in its two main lakes, which provide the city with its water. Nationally, blooms at the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool have made news as government officials fight excessive algae growth. cu-citizenaccess.org/2026/06/bloomi…
Residents in Monticello received a cross-connection water survey in the mail this past spring, as questions continue to circulate in the community about the safety and quality of the town’s drinking water. cu-citizenaccess.org/2026/06/potent…
Parking violators and other vehicle owners have paid an additional $340,000 in administrative towing fees to the City of Champaign over the last four years, according a review of city records by CU-CitizenAccess. cu-citizenaccess.org/2026/06/city-o…
In just one year, state and federal fines against the four nursing homes in Champaign County nearly tripled from $117,401 to $334,015, according to Medicare and the Illinois Department of Public Health. cu-citizenaccess.org/2026/06/champa…
While dozens of businesses are leasing property from the Village of Rantoul on the former Chanute Air Force Base, the Air Force is still performing $55 million of environmental cleanup at other locations on the former base. cu-citizenaccess.org/2026/06/while-…
Each year, Champaign County property owners each get a tax exemption of up to $6,000 for living in their one home. But about 1,400 landlords are granted multiple exemptions a year on their assessments — over 3,000 exemptions total. cu-citizenaccess.org/2026/06/loopho…
A few hours south of Champaign, the Prairie State Energy Campus coal plant has been operating without a Title V clean air permit since 2012. The facility’s operation has also raised questions about how air pollution rules are applied across Illinois. cu-citizenaccess.org/2026/06/a-tale…
Volunteer advocates in Champaign County, Ill., drove more than 39,000 miles last year to visit children placed in foster care just to maintain consistent contact. cu-citizenaccess.org/2026/06/foster…
In a landmark decision in 2022, the U.S. Supreme Court held the Constitution does not confer a right to an abortion. Since then, two abortion clinics in Champaign, Ill., have become destinations for thousands of pregnant women, especially from Indiana. cu-citizenaccess.org/2026/05/champa…
In Champaign, nearly one-third of ambulances responding to 911 medical emergency calls failed to meet the standard of arriving at the scene within eight minutes. In Urbana, nearly half failed to meet the same standard. cu-citizenaccess.org/2026/05/local-…
Last week, Champaign County officials voted to establish a one-year moratorium on new data centers on April 23, following “serious” inquiries into new developments in the county. But no one has said exactly what companies are proposing them. cu-citizenaccess.org/2026/04/champa…
Alongside legacy outlets and public media, independent publishers regularly contribute to the local news landscape in Champaign-Urbana to fill gaps left by a loss of traditional reporting. cu-citizenaccess.org/2026/04/champa…
In 2023, the Illinois Secretary of State launched the “Skip the Line” program to lower wait times at DMV facilities. But several international students at the University of Illinois say they are still in the waiting game. cu-citizenaccess.org/2026/04/in-cha…
At least 128 underage University of Illinois students were so inebriated that their friends had to call 911 for emergency medical attention last fall. cu-citizenaccess.org/2026/02/despit…
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