Arrest Made in Fatal Stabbing Investigation – 1600 block of W. Healey Street
Champaign Police were dispatched at 12:03 a.m. on March 22, 2025, to the 1600 block of W. Healey following a report of a stabbing. On-scene, officers located two victims, a 22-year-old woman and a 22-year-old man, both from Champaign. The officers immediately rendered medical aid with assistance from paramedics until the woman could be transported […]
Staff Engage with Local Job Seekers at Library Community Job Fair
On February 18, City staff from the HR and Police Departments and METCAD attended the Community Job Fair hosted by the Library. This twice-a-year event attracted 257 job seekers and 28 local employers and provided an opportunity for City staff to share and promote job opportunities and career paths available with the City. The next […]
Staff Attend Unit 4 Career Fairs
On February 12 and 13, 2025, City staff attended the Career and Technical Education Week career fairs hosted by Unit 4, visiting Central High School on February 12 and Centennial High School on February 13. Approximately 50 employers attended each event to talk with Freshmen through Senior students about local career opportunities, incorporating an interactive […]
Arrest Made in November 2024 Death Investigation
A Champaign woman has been arrested following an investigation into a November 2024 stabbing death. The Champaign Police Department was dispatched at 5:19 p.m. on November 16, 2024, to the 2000 Block of Cynthia Drive for a domestic disturbance. On-scene, they located 71-year-old W. B. Curry of Champaign in his home and non-responsive with a […]
METCAD 9-1-1 Enhances Efficiency with Implementation of ASAP to PSAP
On October 7, 2024, METCAD 9-1-1 Center became the 148th Public Safety Answering Point (PSAP) in the United States and the 2nd PSAP in the State of Illinois to implement the Automated Secure Alarm Protocol (ASAP to PSAP). ASAP to PSAP creates a direct connection between alarm monitoring companies and Champaign County’s 9-1-1 telecommunicators. Previously, […]
Government 101: Resource Expo
On Wednesday, September 18, 2024 City staff from 6 different departments came together to execute the first ever Government 101 Resource Expo at the Champaign Public Library! This event was a collaboration between the City of Champaign and City of Urbana to be a low pressure way for community members to learn about City resources, […]
Brad Hardcastle Receives the Carle Challenge Coin Award
METCAD would like to congratulate Brad Hardcastle on receiving the Carle EMS Systems Office Challenge Coin! Dr. John Aguilar presented Brad with the coin on Tuesday, May 14. The Challenge Coin was awarded to him for his Fire/EMS dispatching during the recent Illinois Marathon Unified Command Post. Brad’s dispatching that day was described as “extremely […]
2024 Telecommunicator of the Year Recipient – Amelia Martin
The METCAD Telecommunicator of the Year for 2024 was awarded to Amelia Martin. Amelia began working at METCAD in October 2011, and 13 years later, she remains a source of positive energy. She shows up every day, ready to do whatever the job asks of her. She puts forth the effort to learn something new […]
Prime Contractor Breakfast
On Friday, March 29, 2024 the City’s Equity and Engagement Department in partnership with the Finance Department, hosted a breakfast for prime contractors to learn more about the City’s procurement process and diversity efforts. City staff were also invited to participate and speak to vendors. More than 30 people were in attendance and our prime […]
METCAD 9-1-1 Services Restored After Brief System Outage on March 7
At 7:53 PM on March 7, 2024, METCAD was notified by an automated AT&T notification that both 9-1-1 circuits serving the METCAD 9-1-1 center were not working. METCAD staff verified that both the 9-1-1 and non-emergency phone lines were not functioning and immediately initiated METCAD’s emergency outage plan, which includes transferring its 9-1-1 lines to […]