Champaign Sees Second Highest Year of Construction Value During 2019
Champaign continues to prove to be a great place to live, work, and play, as the City of Champaign’s Building Safety Division processed $252,890,006 in construction permits during 2019. That makes 2019 the second-highest year on record, second only to 2007 when the City processed $305 million of construction permits. During 2019, the Building Safety […]
Prospect Avenue Lane Closure
In order to repair pavement failures, A&A Concrete will be closing one southbound lane of Prospect Avenue between Green Street and Healey Street. The closure will begin on Monday, January 13, 2020, and is expected to last four days; weather permitting. Please do not park on the street near the construction site or in areas […]
Champaign Police Investigating Attempted Bank Robbery
Today, at approximately 11:14 a.m., Champaign Police Officers responded to the First Midwest Bank located at 812 W. Springfield Avenue for a reported bank robbery. Upon arrival, officers learned the suspect entered the bank, passed a note to an employee demanding money and implied possession of a weapon. No injuries have been reported and no […]
January 14, 2020 Regular Study Session
The City Council agenda for the January 14, 2020 Regular Study Session is now available online. 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 is welcome and encouraged. Click here to […]
Community Coalition Work
Community Coalition Work Community Relations Manager, Tracy Parsons, staffed a table at the Champaign Central vs. Danville High School basketball game on January 8. The purpose of the table was to help community members fill out Neighborhood Needs Assessment forms. These surveys are an initiative of the Community Coalition’s Community Violence Response Task Force and […]
Public Works Shares December Service Requests
Citizens and City staff submitted 190 total requests during December 2019. This was a decrease from November’s 231 calls. The chart below tracks the number of requests each day by staff. Citizens using the mobile phone application, SeeClickFix, reported 20 (9 percent) issues. The Sewer Section responded to 27 percent of service requests. Second was […]
Award Recipients Announced for the 2020 Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Countywide Celebration
Four prestigious community awards will be presented to individuals and organizations that uphold the principles and ideals of Dr. King during the Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Countywide Celebration on January 17, 2020. The 2020 award recipients include: • Pastor Rickey E. Parks – Winner of the Doris Hoskins Prestigious Community Service Award • Austin’s […]
Mattis Avenue Lane Closure (Mattis Avenue at Bradley Avenue)
In order to perform storm sewer repairs, Duce Construction will be closing the right turn lane of northbound Mattis Avenue onto Bradley Avenue. This turn movement will continue to be allowed from the outer northbound Mattis Avenue traffic lane. All other travel at this intersection will remain unaffected by this work. Work is scheduled to […]
January 7, 2020 Regular Council Meeting
The City Council agenda for the January 7, 2020 Regular Council Meeting is now available online. 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 is welcome and encouraged. Click here to […]
Community Alert: Counterfeit Currency
The Champaign Police Department are investigating recent reports of counterfeit currency being presented to area businesses. Many of the forgery attempts involve an individual presenting a washed, or bleached, $10 bill and presenting it as a $100 bill. In one instance, an alert employee noticed the watermark on the $100 bill was of Alexander Hamilton […]