This week on CU-CitizenAccess.org, a website and social network devoted to coverage and discussion of social and economic issues within Central Illinois:
In Champaign County, the increase in children living in poverty is dramatic, data from the U.S. Census Bureau suggest.
The 2000 census showed that about 12 percent of children in the county were living in poverty.
By 2009, that figure had doubled, with more than 24 percent of those under 18 living below the poverty line, according to the most recent census estimates.
Interactive Graphic: Owner-occupied vs. renter-occupied homes
The number of renters ages 55-64 more than doubled in Champaign and Urbana between 2000 and 2010, while the number of homeowners ages 55-64 increased between 60 percent and 77 percent in Champaign-Urbana
In Danville, the number of renters ages 55-64 increased 70 percent, while the number of homeowners increased 20 percent.
Use this interactive graphic to see homeownership changes over the past 10 years.
Source: 2010 U.S. Census
New information on former toxic site to be released
The 5th & Hill neighborhood group is set to release results of new testing on the Boneyard Creek pipe this week. Read the press release here and or catch up here.
eBlack Champaign-Urbana releases new project
eBlack Champaign-Urbana released a collaborative video of local digital memories recorded at Champaign-Urbana Days. Check out the C-U Days Digital Memories Compilation and join the project!
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