Support CCHCC by taking an ad in our Adbook!

CCHCC is preparing for our 35th Annual Awards Dinner, to be held on Friday, April 13, 2012, at the Hawthorn Suites Conference Center in Champaign, and we would love to have your support by purchasing an ad in our Adbook Dinner Program.  CCHCC had another exciting and successful year in 2011, and this year's dinner will be a celebration of our accomplishments and victories. Click here for more details about the Adbook!

CCHCC: 2011 in review, and looking ahead to 2012!

CCHCC has BIG plans for 2012! To see what's ahead for 2012, please click here for some highlights of our work in 2011, which has laid the groundwork for our work in 2012. As you read through some of CCHCC's accomplishments in 2011, you will see that none of these would have been possible without your support and the involvement of hundreds, and at times, thousands, of local community members. We are deeply grateful for your support and involvement!

Press Conference to Launch Campaign for the American Dream

CCHCC publicly launched our Campaign for the American Dream at a press conference last Thursday, October 27. CCHCC was joined by leaders from veterans, labor, and seniors’ organizations to help us launch this campaign. With a packed room, the press conference was a great success to launch the Campaign for the American Dream! Click here to learn more!

Occupy CU

Thank you to those of you who joined CCHCC at the Occupy CU event this past Saturday (10/15/11)! CCHCC participated in the Occupy CU event as part of our Campaign for the American Dream, because a major focus of the Campaign for the American Dream is income security for everyone -- that includes protecting Social Security, Veteran's Benefits, job creation and liveable wages, and a fair tax system, among other priorities.The Occupy CU march and rally was a success, with over 250 people marching, and over 350 people in attendance. Click here to learn more about the event.

Update: Champaign City Council Study Session on the Groundwater Ordinance

The City of Champaign passed an ordinance in 2007 called a groundwater restriction ordinance.  This ordinance is city-wide and lets any polluter within the City of Champaign get out of having to clean up toxic contamination they have caused to the city’s groundwater. The 5th & Hill Neighborhood Rights Campaign believes that this ordinance is bad environmental policy and needs to be repealed! Click here for an update on the City Council Study Session held on 9/27/11 on the groundwater ordinance.