The city of Aurora officially launched Juneteenth Week 2025 with the crowning of the new Mr. and Miss Black Aurora on Thursday night at Aurora University’s Crimi Auditorium, city officials sa… ...

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URBANA, Ill. (WAND)- Thanks to the Illinois New Stores in Food Deserts Grant Program, Ward 3 of Urbana can look forward to a new grocery store. The grant provides $2.4 million, all of which will ...

Angela Bradley’s project to build a new grocery store in Urbana’s Ward 3 was awarded a $2.4 million grant through the Illinois New Stores in Food Deserts grant program. The city plans to offer ...

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Nov. 29—URBANA — After a couple weeks of deliberation, the city of Urbana has officially decided to commit up to $800,000 to Angela Bradley's effort to build a grocery store in Ward 3. The ...

However, she needs an $800,000 local match to cover 25 percent of the total project cost, which is $3.2 million. That's where the city of Urbana, she hopes, would come in.