Sarah Soenke
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Small business development lagging in Champaign County​
Champaign County small business development is still struggling under setbacks from the Great Recession and have not returned to pre-recession conditions, said a county economic development official.
Champaign nonprofit group pulls for more retail downtown
As the number of small business retail establishments has decreased in the city of Champaign, downtown business owners and residents are looking to revitalize local shopping options, according to the Champaign Center Partnership.
Unconditional Love: Pet ownership brings joy – and more – at any age
This story and multimedia package was produced by me and a group of University of Illinois students in Assistant Professor of Journalism Janice Collins' multimedia class. It is part of Elderly Watch, a project of CU-CitizenAccess.org that focuses on elderly issues in east central Illinois. 
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