White Street and Fifth Street Lane Closures
In order to install a crane for telecommunications maintenance, Custom Service Crane will close the following lanes: • Eastbound lane of White Street between Fourth Street and Fifth Street. Flaggers will control traffic in the area and one lane will be maintained. • Southbound lane of Fifth Street between White Street and Stoughton Street. The […]
ECHO Staff Attends Youth For Christ Barbecue
On May 13, Tracy Parsons and Mary Catherine Roberson from the Office of Equity, Community and Human Rights attended the Youth For Christ Barbecue with Executive Director Rev. Willie Comer. They are pictured here with the event’s featured speaker, current chaplain and former player for the Chicago Bears, Ray McElroy. *Note this event occurred after the […]
Community Coalition Holds Virtual Meeting
On May 12, the Champaign County Community Coalition hosted its monthly virtual meeting. Representatives from the City of Champaign, City of Urbana, Champaign County Sheriff’s Office, the University of Illinois and Parkland College shared updates with the community, with a particular focus on recent community gun violence. Express Employment Professionals, Yankee Ridge Elementary School, YMCA, […]
Home Consortium to Receive Special Funding Allocation
On May 3, the Urbana Home Consortium, which includes the City of Champaign, the City of Urbana and Champaign County, received notification of a special allocation of funding through HUD’s HOME Investment Partnerships Program-American Rescue Plan (HOME ARP). This one-time funding of $2.9 million will create a significant opportunity to meet the housing and service […]
Neighborhood Leaders Hosts Monthly Virtual Meeting
On May 5, Neighborhood Services hosted another virtual neighborhood leaders meeting. Deputy Police Chief Matt Henson provided an update on the Police response to gun incidents, and Jamie Vermillion from Public Works highlighted the City’s Adopt A Drain program. Twenty neighbors representing 15 registered neighborhood groups were in attendance. NSD staff continue to encourage group […]
CU at Home Pausing Operations
CU at Home recently announced that they were pausing their operations, and on May 12 temporarily closed their shelter for our community’s residents without an address that are not currently enrolled in the C-19 Shelter to Housing Voucher Program. The pause in services is due to a significant staffing shortage. Both the building and the […]
2613 West Kirby Case Update
Due to outstanding code violations including boarded doors and windows, the property at 2613 W Kirby Ave. became subject to the requirements of the vacant nuisance residential buildings ordinance. Failure of the property owner to comply with the ordinance requirements resulted in the case being forwarded to the City Legal Department for litigation. Now-retired Property […]
North Prospect Volunteer Cleanup Event
On May 13, a group of volunteers organized by Michael Chrasta of the non-profit organization The Vine and the Fig Tree performed a litter clean up in the North Prospect area. Volunteers from Youth Build and Meijer participated in the cleanup through morning and afternoon shifts. Twenty-nine 30-gallon bags of litter were removed from the […]
May 18, 2021 Regular Council Meeting & Post Council Study Session
The City Council agenda for the May 18, 2021 Regular Council Meeting & Post Council Study Session is now available through the link below. In accordance with Champaign’s Emergency Order 20-10 and Governor Pritzker’s Executive Order suspending certain requirements of the Illinois Open Meetings Act, the City Council will conduct their meeting through an electronic […]
University Avenue Lane Closure (between Chestnut Street and Market Street)
In order to facilitate electric work, Ameren Illinois will temporarily close one westbound lane of University Avenue between Chestnut Street and Market Street. The closure will occur on Monday, May 17, 2021, between the hours of 9 a.m. and 11 a.m., weather permitting. Westbound traffic will be reduced to one lane in the area.