{"id":1462,"date":"2018-11-05T01:08:12","date_gmt":"2018-11-05T01:08:12","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/wordpress.library.illinois.edu\/commedia\/?page_id=1462"},"modified":"2026-03-12T00:58:26","modified_gmt":"2026-03-12T00:58:26","slug":"journalism-reporting-resources-local","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/wordpress.library.illinois.edu\/commedia\/guides\/journalism-reporting-resources-local\/","title":{"rendered":"Journalism Reporting Resources: Local"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2 id=\"a_id=stat_name=statastatistics_1\">Statistics<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/data.census.gov\/\">Census Data<\/a>\n<ul>\n<li>This is the Census Bureau\u2019s tool for accessing 2000 and 2010 census data, with more recent statistics for states and selected cities and counties.\u00a0Some earlier census data is in the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nhgis.org\/\">National Historical Geographic Information System<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nass.usda.gov\/AgCensus\/\">Census of Agriculture<\/a>\n<ul>\n<li>Provides statistics from the county to the national levels.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.c-uphd.org\/\">Champaign-Urbana Public Health District web site<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.census.gov\/library\/publications\/2010\/compendia\/databooks\/ccdb07.html\">County and City Data Book 2007<\/a>\n<ul>\n<li>Demographic, social, and economic data for states, counties, cities, and towns.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.census.gov\/programs-surveys\/cbp.html\">County Business Patterns<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.census.gov\/data\/developers\/data-sets\/cbp-zbp\/zbp-api.html\">Zip Code Business Patterns<\/a>\n<ul>\n<li>These two sources indicate how many businesses (by type) are located in each county and zip code area.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/isp.illinois.gov\/CrimeReporting\/CrimeInIllinoisReports\">Crime in Illinois<\/a>\n<ul>\n<li>Published annually by the Illinois State Police. Documents reported crimes in Illinois cities and counties, and in some special jurisdictions, such as universities and parks.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.fbi.gov\/how-we-can-help-you\/more-fbi-services-and-information\/ucr\">Crime in the United States<\/a>\n<ul>\n<li>Topics include crime, arrests, and law enforcement personnel.\u00a0 The preceding title was\u00a0<em>Uniform Crime Reports for the United States<\/em>\u00a0(1930-1997).<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ibhe.org\/\">Illinois Board of Higher education<\/a>\n<ul>\n<li>Find statistics on educational institutions, teachers, and students.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/dph.illinois.gov\/\">Illinois Department of Public Health<\/a>\n<ul>\n<li>Provides statistics on births, deaths, marriage and divorce, abortions, health care, and related topics at the state and county levels.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nhgis.org\/\">National Historical Geographic Information System<\/a>\n<ul>\n<li>Contains state and county data for the years 1790 to the present.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/statistical.proquest.com\/statisticalinsight\/search\/basic\/sibasicsearch\">ProQuest Statistical Insight<\/a>\n<ul>\n<li>Includes statistics in every field. To get local data, check\u00a0<em>by County,<\/em>\u00a0<em>by City,<\/em>\u00a0or\u00a0<em>by Metro Area<\/em>\u00a0below the heading, Geography.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.illinoisreportcard.com\/\">Report Cards for Illinois schools<\/a>\n<ul>\n<li>Provides statistics on each school and school district in every Illinois county.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/nces.ed.gov\/ccd\/schoolsearch\/\">Search for Public Schools<\/a>\n<ul>\n<li>Provides statistics on each primary and secondary school in the United States.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.census.gov\/quickfacts\/fact\/table\/US\/PST045217\">State &amp; County QuickFacts<\/a>\n<ul>\n<li>Contains demographic and business statistics issued by the U.S. Census Bureau.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2 id=\"textual_sources_2\">Textual Sources<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/champaignil.gov\/departments\/\">Champaign County Department Directory<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/echo.epa.gov\/\">Enforcement and Compliance History Online (ECHO)<\/a>\n<ul>\n<li>Use ECHO to determine whether compliance inspections have been conducted by EPA or State\/local governments, if violations were detected, and if penalties were assessed.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2 id=\"a_id=city_name=cityacounty_communities_3\">County Communities<\/h2>\n<h3><strong>General Sources<\/strong><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.illinois.gov\/services\/service.community-profiles.html\">Community Profiles<\/a>\n<ul>\n<li>Click &#8220;Go to service&#8221; and select from the list of town and city names to access a page containing data on economic development, employment, utilities, taxes, transportation, health care, and local schools.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.statelocalgov.net\/state-il.cfm\">State and Local Government on the Net<\/a>\n<ul>\n<li>In the left sidebar, click on the Local Govt. pull-down menu, select Illinois, and click on Go.\u00a0 An alphabetical list of county and community names will appear.\u00a0 Each community name is linked to a town or city web site.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3><strong>Champaign<\/strong><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/ci.champaign.il.us\/\">City of Champaign homepage<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.census.gov\/quickfacts\/fact\/table\/champaigncountyillinois\/PST045217\">Champaign QuickFacts<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/champaign.org\/\">Champaign Public Library and Information Center<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3><strong>Urbana<\/strong><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/urbanaillinois.us\/\">City of Urbana homepage<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.census.gov\/quickfacts\/fact\/table\/urbanacityillinois,US\/PST045217\">Urbana QuickFacts<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/urbanafreelibrary.org\/\">Urbana Free Library<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/archivescatalog.urbanafreelibrary.org\/polaris\/\">Urbana Municipal Documents from Champaign County Historical Archives Local History Online<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3><strong>Mahomet<\/strong><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/mahomet.govoffice.com\/\">Village of Mahomet homepage<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.census.gov\/quickfacts\/fact\/table\/mahometvillageillinois,US\/PST045219\">Community QuickFacts<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/mahometpubliclibrary.org\/\">Mahomet Public Library District<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3><strong>Rantoul<\/strong><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.village.rantoul.il.us\/\">Village of Rantoul homepage<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.census.gov\/quickfacts\/fact\/table\/rantoulvillageillinois,US\/PST045219\">Community QuickFacts<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/rantoul.lib.il.us\/\">Rantoul Public Library<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3><strong>Savoy<\/strong><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.savoy.illinois.gov\/\">Village of Savoy homepage<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.census.gov\/quickfacts\/fact\/table\/savoyvillageillinois,US\/PST045219\">Community QuickFacts<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3><strong>Champaign County<\/strong><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.champaigncountyedc.org\/area-facts\">Champaign County Community Profile<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2 id=\"university_of_illinois_4\">University of Illinois General Information<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dmi.illinois.edu\/ilinfo.asp\">Index to Campus Data Sources<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.pb.uillinois.edu\/dr\/budgetbook.cfm\">Budget Book<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dmi.illinois.edu\/cp\/\">Campus Profile<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dmi.illinois.edu\/stuenr\/\">Student Enrollment Information<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/uihistories.library.illinois.edu\/cgi-bin\/cview?SITEID=1&amp;ID=1\">UIHistories Project<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2 id=\"a_id=studgov_name=studgovastudent_government_amp;_organizations_6\">Student Government &amp; 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