Adopt A Drain Friday
Are you interested in adopting a drain? Visit champaignil.gov/adoptadrain to learn about this awesome program. Use our interactive map to search for available drains near your home or work. Click a drain and enter your email address to begin the sign-up process. Adopting a drain helps protect the environment, reduces potential neighborhood flooding, and manages […]
Building Permit Issued
The Champaign Fire Department’s Building Safety Division recently issued the following building permit for a project with an estimated construction value of $250,000 or more. Address Value of Construction Date Issued Type Use 4702 English Oak $307,000 12/08/21 New Single Family 2021 Overall Construction Value to Date: $109,541,320.00
City Supports New Emergency Low Barrier Homeless Shelters
The City is proud to partner with C-U at Home and other local funding partners this winter to provide emergency low barrier shelters to residents without an address. Later this month, C-U at Home will begin “wet shelter” operations that will be available from 7:30 p.m. to 7:30 a.m. through mid-April at two new locations. […]
Storm Sewer Maintenance on Church Street (between Randolph Street and Neil Street)
In order to perform routine storm sewer maintenance activities, Visu-Sewer Construction, Inc. will be working on West Church Street from Randolph Street to Neil Street. No lanes will be closed; however, this work may briefly affect traffic and parking in this area. The work is scheduled to take place from 7 a.m. to 4 p.m., […]
City Staff Member Appointed to Board of National Association of Government Web Professionals (NAGW)
The Information Technologies Department’s Colleen Kilian (Network Technician/Acting Network Administrator) was appointed in November 2021 to the National Association of Government Web Professionals (NAGW) Board of Directors as an At-Large Member. The appointment is a one-year term. Along with her board duties, Colleen will also serve on the Marketing and Membership committees. About The National […]
Holiday Tree Collection
The City of Champaign’s Holiday Tree Collection Program collection date has been set as Monday, January 10, 2022. This free collection program is available to all residential properties within the City’s corporate limits. • City residents must place their tree within four feet of the curb by 6 a.m. on Monday, January 10, 2022, for […]
Residential Fire – 2004 Lynwood Dr.
The Champaign Fire Department responded to a fire in a crawl space at 2004 Lynwood Dr., Tuesday, December 7, at 12:37 p.m. Fire crews quickly extinguished the fire in this single-family home. Firefighters responded to a report of light smoke in this one-story residence called in by the occupants. Once on the scene, fire crews […]
Neil Street Lane Closure (between Columbia Street and Park Avenue)
In order to perform routine storm sewer maintenance activities, Visu-Sewer Construction, Inc. will be closing short sections of southbound traffic on North Neil Street. Southbound traffic will merge into a single lane through a short construction work zone from Columbia Street to Park Avenue. The single-lane closure will be for a short length and time […]
December 7, 2021 Regular Council Meeting and Post-Council Study Session
The City Council agenda for the December 7, 2021 Regular Council Meeting and Post-Council Study Session is now available through the link below. This meeting will be held in the City Council Chambers of the City Building, 102 N. Neil Street in Champaign, at 7:00 p.m. The meeting is open to the public and participation […]
Adopt A Drain Friday
Volunteering in the community is a great way to meet new people and research suggests it can also boost your mood! Lucky for you, the City of Champaign has a program where you can volunteer to Adopt A Drain. Not only would you be preventing pollution in our waterways and clearing drain blocking debris, you […]