Candidate Forums on February 27 and 28

Wondering who to vote for in the Municipal Election on April 2? You might be interested in the Candidate Forums sponsored by the League of Women Voters of Champaign County, the Champaign County NAACP and the News Gazette. Below is some information from the League about how the Forums will work and the current schedule … Continue reading Candidate Forums on February 27 and 28

One Winter Night: Fund Raiser for Homeless Shelter

C-U at Home, the shelter in downtown Champaign, will hold its annual fundraiser on Friday February 1, 2019. This event will be the eighth time this signature community event will be held to raise awareness and funds to help the homeless in our community. Box dwellers commit to spending 12 hours outside in a cardboard … Continue reading One Winter Night: Fund Raiser for Homeless Shelter

Comment on Champaign Annual Action Plan

From local blog Smile Politely, a notice that Champaign is preparing their Annual Action Plan for 2019-2020, as well as an Action Plan Amendment to the 2018-2019 plan. The Annual Action Plan "outlines local affordable housing and community development needs and identifies strategies for addressing them. The plan identifies activities that the City expects to … Continue reading Comment on Champaign Annual Action Plan

Champaign County Community Coalition: January Follow Up

If you missed the first meeting of 2019, you can catch up with this report describing the meeting prepared by Cheatsheet of Champaign County. You may have heard about Champaign County Community Coalition. It's a broadly-based organization tracking many local social justice issues and projects. They meet on the second Wednesday of every month, 3:30 … Continue reading Champaign County Community Coalition: January Follow Up