
What is going wrong – and what can improve for students with disabilities in Champaign public schools?
Public schools in Champaign are using a new report to change their approach to teaching students with disabilities.
Public schools in Champaign are using a new report to change their approach to teaching students with disabilities.
The plot focuses on Sam, a nonverbal autistic child, who learns to communicate and connect with the world through an augmentative adaptive communication device.
Herff Jones employs 170-200 workers in Champaign, depending on the time of year, and a similar number in Arcola.
The news comes after Carle Health recently announced that Health Alliance will stop providing all types of coverage at the end of the year.
The Beat kicks off this Saturday at 8pm in downtown Champaign.
The walls of the Champaign County Juvenile Detention Center are covered with new art, created by the residents in partnership with local muralist Leslie Kimble.
Former U of I dean Clarence Shelley’s family wants to commemorate his legacy with an honorary street sign on John Street in Campustown.
The Citizen Review Subcommittee was created after years of issues involving police misconduct. It’s supposed to improve community-police relations and ensure fair policing practices, but some worry its structure makes it impossible to achieve its goals.
The issues with Champaign’s Civilian Review Subcommittee can be traced to obstacles created by officials during the decades-long push for civilian oversight of police in Champaign.
Champaign officials have declined to take action on the conflict, saying the issue isn’t a local one. That’s prompted some local Arabs and Muslims to say they feel their safety is being ignored.
Under the “mutual academic defense compact,” participating schools would share financial and legal resources in the face of any challenges from the federal government.
One year later, the campus’ political climate is in a much different place. For many students, their decision to speak out has taken a toll.
Renovations have been completed at the Virginia Theatre, which is officially reopening for Ebertfest on April 23rd.
Currently, the city relies on county-wide data compiled yearly in the Consolidated Annual Action Plan to identify its housing needs. But this isn’t as effective for a city like Champaign, said Lauren Weber, Champaign’s community development specialist who co-wrote the proposal for this study.
Champaign County’s only low-barrier shelter, Strides, is at risk of closing at the end of the year. Voters in this year’s election on April 1 will weigh in on a property tax increase that would allow Strides to continue to provide shelter and social services.