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Local sheriff cooperating with ICE
Brian shares information about the sheriff's office cooperating with Immigration Customs Enforcement officers.
After four months in detention, 8 year-old girl reunited with family in C-U
The Trump Administration's immigration policies continue to affect people in our community.
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Where we belong: Is there room for African Americans outdoors?
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Nicole reflects on the relationship between African Americans and the outdoors.
ICE arrests father of four in Urbana
Brian provides another account of ICE's activities in C-U, and how our friends, family, and neighbors are affected.
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Parenting (In Central Illinois) through the 2018 migration crisis
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Nicole reflects on the current migration crisis and its impacts on children far from the Southern U.S. border.
Champaign-Urbana, take heart
Andrew reminds us that C-U is a pretty great place to live.
Understanding school violence in order to prevent summer tragedies
Nicole thinks about school violence through the lens of Childish Gambino's blockbuster music video "This Is America," and offers key questions that might help us reduce youth-involved violence across Champaign-Urbana this summer.
Champaign-Urbana needs more out of a children’s museum
With Spark closing and the Orpheum looking ahead to the next 25 years, we ponder the possibility of a truly great children's museum.
ICE on Main Street: Undocumented immigrants arrested in Urbana
We hear of ICE in big cities, but in C-U, immigration arrested two men at Siam Terrace on Main Street in downtown Urbana, a supposed "Sanctuary City."
Let’s get some more public art in C-U
We think Champaign-Urbana needs better public art.
UIUC alums & Champaign-Urbana community leaders of color reflect on MLK’s legacy
Nicole surveyed UIUC alums and leaders in the Champaign-Urbana community to learn how Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.'s death and legacy informs their personal and professional lives today.
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