Born and raised in the Garden Hills neighborhood of north Champaign, Nakeshia Wilson grew up playing in the neighborhood ...
Continue ReadingJohanna Briggs credits her work history with the University of Illinois Dining Services as the most significant factor in helping …
Continue ReadingNicole Blackwell-Parker and her three children are “making it work” in a small two bedroom apartment, but she’ll be happy …
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Continue ReadingSerlena Reed might not be from Champaign County, but she knows a great place to live when she sees one! …
Continue ReadingStephanie Martin has lived in is an East Central Illinois all her life. She was born in Danville and moved …
Continue Reading“I was looking for an opportunity to move my family to a place we could call home, says Melanie. My daughter …
Continue ReadingLatonya Gatson is a Champaign County native who grew up attending Champaign schools and graduating from Central.
Continue ReadingTinisha and her mother Dorothy have been living together and raising Tinisha’s three children, Derrick (19), Kyana (17) and Kamari …
Continue ReadingAndrey Nesbitt spent her early childhood years in Champaign-Urbana before moving to Chicago at age 8. In 2010, Andrey made …
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