Make a Payment
The City has a number of ways to submit a payment for invoices, fines, permits, licenses, or tax remittances. Payment options include:
- in-person
- an external City Building white courtesy dropbox located at 102 N. Neil St.
- online payments for select services
Listed below are the most common types of payments the City receives.
Invoices
Outstanding invoices can be paid via mail to 102 N. Neil St., Champaign, IL 61820, or white courtesy dropbox.
Fines or Fees
- Parking Citations: online payments or information for payments via mail, or white courtesy dropbox
- Ordinance Violations: online payments, or payments via mail to Legal Department, 102 N. Neil St., Champaign, IL 61820, or white courtesy dropbox
- Alarm Registration, Renewal, or False Alarm Fees
- Vehicle Impound Fees: payments via mail to Champaign Police Department, 82 E. University, Champaign, IL 61820
- Small Claims and Collections (Liquor Violations and Nuisance Abatements): payments via mail to Legal Department, 102 N. Neil St., Champaign, IL 61820, or white courtesy dropbox
Permits or Licenses
- Parking Permits: payments via mail to Public Works, 702 Edgebrook Dr., Champaign, IL 61820, or 702 Edgebrook Dr. dropbox
- General Business Licenses: payments via mail to Finance Department, 102 N. Neil St., Champaign, IL 61820, or white courtesy dropbox
- Outdoor Cafe Permits: payments via mail to Planning Department, 102 N. Neil St., Champaign, IL 61820, or white courtesy dropbox
- Sign Permits: payments via mail to Planning Department, 102 N. Neil St., Champaign, IL 61820, or white courtesy dropbox
- Liquor Licenses: payments via mail to City Manager’s Office, 102 N. Neil St., Champaign, IL 61820
- Building Permits: payments via mail to Building Safety Division, 307 S. Randolph St., Champaign, IL 61820
- Engineering Permits: payments via mail to Public Works, 702 Edgebrook Dr., Champaign, IL 61820, or 702 Edgebrook Dr. dropbox
Self-Reported Taxes
- Hotel/Motel Tax, Local Motor Fuel Tax, and Food and Beverage Tax: payments via mail to Finance Department, 102 N. Neil St., Champaign, IL 61820, or white courtesy dropbox.
Learn More
For additional information, please call the Finance Department at 217-403-8940.