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COM 105 Basic Newswriting: Local Information

Use this guide to find information for your feature story.

Government

State of Illinois
City of Champaign
City of Urbana
Champaign County
Champaign County Regional Planning
Commission is in charge of county-level planning of resource, zoning, and economic development.

Statistics

Community Media

Urbana Champaign Independent Media
Alternative news source that concentrates on social and economic justice issues in Champaign County. The newspaper is called The Public I.
CU Citizen Citizen Access
"CU Citizen Access is a community online news and information project devoted to investigative and enterprise coverage of social, justice and economic issues in east central Illinois."
Smile Politely
"Smile Politely is Champaign-Urbana's independent online magazine." News and culture.
Illinois Public Media
Local NPR and PBS affiliate WILL.

Local Newspapers

News-Gazette
Local newspaper for Champaign and Urbana and east central Illinois.
Daily Illini
"The independent student newspaper at the University of Illinois since 1871." Their archive reaches back 8 years.
Parkland Prospectus
Look at current stories from Parkland's student newspaper or search or browse archives since 2008.
Smile Politely
"Smile Politely is Champaign-Urbana's independent online magazine." News and culture.
CU-Citizen Access
A community online news and information project devoted to investigative and enterprise coverage of social, justice and economic issues in east central Illinois.

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