Sarah Compratt, Amanda McWilliams, Buffy Vance, Ron Blakey and Ann Stokr all have something in common. Each has opened a business in downtown Urbana in the last year, in the middle of an economic recession.

Champaign

Several local politicians have been cited on the Chicago Tribune's Web site as having helped multiple students on a University of Illinois "clout list" gain admittance into the University.

The owners of Frogs & Fairies, a new “upscale” children's clothing resale store coming to Urbana in September, believe their new business will be the perfect recipe for families in the current economic recession.

Several local politicians have been cited on the Chicago Tribune's Web site as having helped multiple students on a University of Illinois "clout list" gain admittance into the University.

The owners of Frogs & Fairies, a new “upscale” children's clothing resale store coming to Urbana in September, believe their new business will be the perfect recipe for families in the current economic recession.

Several local politicians have been cited on the Chicago Tribune's Web site as having helped multiple students on a University of Illinois "clout list" gain admittance into the University.

The owners of Frogs & Fairies, a new “upscale” children's clothing resale store coming to Urbana in September, believe their new business will be the perfect recipe for families in the current economic recession.

Several local politicians have been cited on the Chicago Tribune's Web site as having helped multiple students on a University of Illinois "clout list" gain admittance into the University.

The owners of Frogs & Fairies, a new “upscale” children's clothing resale store coming to Urbana in September, believe their new business will be the perfect recipe for families in the current economic recession.

Beginning July 1, residents outside Champaign County that are involved in a car accident on Interstate 74 will be charged a fee for the emergency response assistance provided by the Urbana Fire Department.

Beginning July 1, residents outside Champaign County that are involved in a car accident on Interstate 74 will be charged a fee for the emergency response assistance provided by the Urbana Fire Department.