The State Journal-Register
SJ-R Special Report: Municipal Pension Problems – Rising costs squeezing city budgets – June 29, 2014
Council scorecard – How active is your alderman? – May 11, 2014
Bringing down the house – City has issued permits to tear down more than 200 blighted properties – April 1, 2014
Interactive map: Springfield building demolitions
Gaming gold rush – 81 Springfield establishments have video gambling machines – Feb. 3, 2014
Interactive map: Springfield’s video gaming establishments
Follow-up: Proposal may stop spread of gaming parlors in Springfield – April 15, 2014
Follow-up: Springfield City Council to discuss video gambling restrictions – April 28, 2014
Follow-up: Springfield aldermen approve video gambling restrictions – May 7, 2014
Police chief, city attorney step down amid shredding controversy – July 20, 2013
Follow-up: With legal battles ongoing, Christian sets sights on public office – July 28, 2013
Area bridges show age – July 8, 2013
Interactive map: Deficient bridges in central Illinois
Louisiana Life
July-August 2012
A Louisiana Life: Wendell Pierce
Chicago magazine
December 2010
40 Reasons to Love Chicago: Because everybody knows somebody who knows the president
This piece, written with Christopher Benson, appeared in the magazine’s 40th anniversary issue.
St. Anthony Messenger
April 2011
Marcus Slavenas: A Lost Vet Finds the Church
Illinois Alumni magazine
Winter 2011
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CU-CitizenAccess.org
This two-part series won the 2010 Marian and Barney Brody Creative Feature Article Writing Award from the University of Illinois Department of Journalism. It was accompanied by a multimedia project, which can be viewed here.
Part 1: An alternative to the elements – Dec. 20, 2009
Part 2: Designs on the future – Dec. 21, 2009
Follow-up: Safe Haven residents seek other options – Oct. 25, 2010
This project is a collaboration between CU-CitizenAccess and Illinois Public Media. In addition to the online story, a broadcast version aired on Illinois Public Media’s WILL-AM 580.
Bed Check: The condition of East Central Illinois nursing homes – Dec. 5, 2011
Radio story: Champaign County nursing homes get low marks – Dec. 5, 2011
This story is also a collaboration among University of Illinois journalism students, CU-CitizenAccess and Illinois Public Media. In addition to the online story, a broadcast version aired on Illinois Public Media’s WILL-AM 580.
Champaign County restaurants fail inspections but public never told – Sept. 12, 2011
Radio story: Eatery inspection reports are tough to get – Sept. 12, 2011
Follow-up: County Board of Health delays publication of inspection reports – Sept. 20, 2011
Follow-up: New records show more restaurant inspection failures – Oct. 27, 2011
Rural poverty presents unique challenges – July 1, 2011
Interactive map: Champaign County income levels by township – July 1, 2011
Radio story: Getting rural residents where they need to be – July 1, 2011
Shadow Wood: A changing neighborhood – April 20, 2011
Sidebar: Shadow Wood: Longtime residents happy with their neighborhood – April 20, 2011
Interactive map: Changes in Champaign County’s Hispanic population 2000-2010 – April 20, 2011
A Spanish version of this story appeared in Hoy: Shadow Wood: un barrio que cambia – June 6, 2011 (Translation by Hoy staff)
Neighbors threaten lawsuit in campaign against toxic site – Feb. 11, 2011
Neighbors, environment experts discuss former toxic site – Oct. 6, 2010
Toxic site neighbors still worried over health hazards – Oct. 1, 2010
Payday lenders find profitable market in Champaign-Urbana – Oct. 22, 2010
Sidebar: Credit unions offer alternative to costly payday loans – Oct. 22, 2010
Interactive map: Payday lenders in Champaign-Urbana – Oct. 18, 2010
Local police departments continue to deny open records requests – June 7, 2010
Lack of refuge from winter may leave homeless out in cold – Dec. 8, 2009
Dan Petrella 