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Currently in Archives. Click here to return to the new .Org website at any time. Contact Us About Us Loading Home Reporter's Blog Weekly Newsletters Maps & Graphics Community Groups Local Media Groups -- Growing Local Rise in farmer’s markets, community gardens fuel economy, discussion and needs Video stories Approximately 95 percent of the food we eat in Illinois comes from someplace else. The farmland in Illinois is some of the richest in the nation and the state’s economy is one of the worst. A growing number of people in central Illinois are working together to build clusters of regional food businesses to aid economic recovery and increase residents’ access to fresh food. Read more through this collaboration between Illinois Public Media and .org Jobs Latitude News: As jobs go overseas, foreign jobs come here - just not enough Jobs, jobs, jobs. That’s been the national mantra since the Great Recession hit in 2008, and it does not seem to be going anywhere. In our perpetual quest to illuminate U.S. connections with... more Immigration WILL: Culture a key to healthier immigrant communities By Sean Powers/Illinois Public Media /The obesity epidemic in this country is running rampant, and it’s hitting Latinos especially hard. A program at the University of Illinois seeks to... more Housing City, housing authority grapple over public housing By Landon Cassman/Over the past decade, communities across the country have demolished or sold hundreds of thousands of public housing units. Danville is aiming to be such a community. Though... more Justice Second Cherry Orchard landlord released from custody in legal mix-up By Dave Hinton/Rantoul Press/WASHINGTON, D.C. — Bernard Ramos is a free man again. A legal mix-up has led to the release of the former caretaker at Cherry Orchard Village apartment complex.... more Neighborhoods Waffle truck prompts food pilot project, change By Chad Garland/For When is an ice cream truck not an ice cream truck? According to Mahomet resident Zach Ware, it’s when it sells waffles and coffee. Ware’s... more Health Care News-Gazette: Frances Nelson to move to local control CHAMPAIGN — Frances Nelson Health Center, a Champaign clinic under the control of a Decatur organization for the past 11 years, could soon be back in local hands. A new not-for-profit... more Education Low income students up more than 50 percent in Champaign County schools Public school districts everywhere have seen dramatic increases in the number of low-income students as overall enrollment has decreased or remained the same. Across the county, nearly... more Food Growing Local: Community perspectives Editor’s note: Over the past eight months, Urbana city officials, including the mayor and the city’s community development department, have worked with residents in the Lierman... more CLICK HERE TO SEE ALL ARTICLES BY CATEGORY -- Latest postings from around the community Events for June/July by Carletta Out and About It’s Going On! What’s Going On? Champaign-Urbana Area Events/Meetings *= Flyer/Information Available Upon Request (carlettadonaldson0713@gmail.com) **Deadline to submit events for June 18? Wednesday, June 13, 2012** **Deadline to submit events for July 2, 2012? Wednesday... Read more... Events for May by Carletta Donaldson Out and About Below find the May 21st "It's Going On! What's Going On?" bi-weekly update through June 3. The deadline to submit events/meetings for the June 4 update is Wednesday, May 30. A reminder: "Shared Knowledge is Power" (Brother Hub) so share this email update with... Read more... Events for April by Carletta Donaldson Out and About Events this month from Carletta J. Donaldson. Deadilne to submit events for May is May 7. Contact her at carlettadonaldson0713@gmail.com ALL WEEK through Friday, April 13 - 6th Grade Registration for Stratton & Washington 5th Grade students at Family Information Center (1103 N. Neil St., Ch.). Read more... Events by Carletta Donaldson for March 12 - March 24 Out and About Events this week from Carletta J. Donaldson. Contact her at carlettadonaldson0713@gmail.com Monday, March 12 5:30pm – 7:30pm – FREE VOLUNTEER INCOME TAX ASSISTANCE (VITA) at Salem Baptist Church (500 E. Church St., C.). Monday, Friday & Saturday through April 21. 6:00pm... Read more... Events this week by Carletta Out and About Events this week from Carletta J. Donaldson. Contact her at carlettadonaldson0713@gmail.com Monday, February 13 ALL DAY – NAAPID (National African American Parent Involvement Day) –Check area schools’ events for the day. And be there! You don’t have a child... Read more... Events for week of Jan. 9 by Carletta Donaldson Out and About Events this week from Carletta J. Donaldson. Contact her at carlettadonaldson0713@gmail.com Monday UC2B Neighborhoods meeting Read more... November/December events by Carletta Out and About Below is a list of upcoming community events and important dates for November, December and January. Submit your event to Carletta Donaldson at cjdonald713@yahoo.com Annual Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., Community Celebration Choir Rehearsals at Salem Baptist Church (500 E. Park St.,... Read more... October Events by Carletta Out and About Champaign-Urbana Area Events/Meetings *= Flyer/Information Available Upon Request (cjdonald713@yahoo.com) Read more... eBlack C-U Community Technology News: Oct. 4 Out and About This e-mail contains some news and updates on community technology in Champaign-Urbana. Please send news items to nlenstr2@illinois.edu for distribution. 1. Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc., Epsilon Epsilon Omega Chapter Present Workshop on Microsoft Office Basics at Champaign Public Library -... Read more... eBlack C-U Community Technology News: Sept. 26 Out and About This e-mail contains some news and updates on public computing in Champaign-Urbana. Please send news items to nlenstr2@illinois.edu for distribution. 1. UC2B Employment Opportunities and Assistance Filling out Applications - Monday, September 26 and Tuesday, September 27 2. 4th Annual Digital... 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