Urbana First!

Our Mission

To keep Wal-Mart out of Urbana, Illinois.

Jan 24, 2004: Sprawl-Busters Newsflash Urbana, IL. Residents Overwhelmingly Against Wal-Mart Plan
Jan 23, 2004: Daily Illini Hands tied on Wal-Mart Issue, by Aimee Johansen Alnet
Jan 21, 2004: News-Gazette Residents critical of Wal-Mart, by Mike Monson
Jan 21, 2004: Daily Illini Preliminary Wal-Mart plans approved, by Matt Stensland
Jan 19, 2004: Daily Illini Development of Wal-Mart put to vote in Urbana, by Matt Stensland
Jan 18, 2004: New York Times Workers Assail Night Lock-Ins by Wal-Mart, by Steven Greenhouse
Jan 17, 2004: News-Gazette Wal-Mart on Urbana City Council agenda, by Mike Monson
Jan 13, 2004: New York Times In-House Audit Says Wal-Mart Violated Labor Laws, by Steven Greenhouse
Jan 9, 2004: UCIMC Wal-Mart Passes Urbana Plan Commission! Precious few days left to stop Wal-Mart!, by Urbana Proud
Jan 4, 2004: News-Gazette Officials lay out goals for 2004, by Mike Monson
Dec 31, 2003: UCIMC New Walmart To Spark Sprawl On Urbana's East Side, by ML
Dec 31, 2003: News-Gazette Wal-Mart coming to Urbana, by Mike Monson
Sep 3, 2003: News-Gazette Council rezones 74 acres
Jul 15, 2003: News-Gazette Anti-Wal-Mart mailing upsets Urbana officials, by Mike Monson

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Quinn, Bill. How Wal-Mart Is Destroying America (and the World). Berkeley: Ten Speen Press, 2000.

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