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Champaign pickleball court venue doubling in size through $2M expansion
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Several community organizations teaming up to bring bus shelter to Ivanhoe Estates
Tom Patel
Tom Patel
Reporter · Bloomington, IL
With a background in educational policy and a degree from the University of Illinois at Chicago, Tom has spent the last 6 years covering the Bloomington school district for various outlets. He is passionate about education and has won awards for his investigative pieces on local school funding and reforms.
More from Tom →Reporter · Wednesday, October 28, 2026 at 9:54 PM · 1 min read
URBANA, Ill. (WCIA) -- Sometimes, getting students to school is as simple as having a place for them to wait for the bus when the weather gets cold. With the help of several area organizations, Ivanhoe Estates -- an Urbana mobile home community -- might be getting a bus shelter in the near future. The [...]
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