Items tagged: City of Urbana

Spots Still Available for October Countywide Residential Electronics Collection

The Countywide Residential Electronics Collection (CREC) event this fall will take place on Saturday, October 12, 2024, from 8 a.m. to 12 p.m. at Parkland College. To attend the CREC event, Champaign County residents MUST register online in advance at https://ecycle.simplybook.me/.  The online registration process allows residents to reserve an available 15-minute time slot between […]


Community Leaders Excited to Welcome 2024 Illinois Race Weekend Participants

Community Leaders Excited to Welcome 2024 Illinois Race Weekend Participants (Full Marathon Returns with New Route Through Champaign, Urbana, and Savoy) The Cities of Champaign and Urbana, the Village of Savoy, the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, and the Champaign-Urbana Mass Transit District are eager to welcome thousands of race participants and fans into our community […]


State Grant Awarded to Support Asylum Seekers in Champaign County

The City of Urbana, in partnership with the City of Champaign, The Refugee Center, New American Welcome Center, and Cunningham Township Supervisor’s Office, were awarded a $247,918 grant from the Illinois Department of Human Services to fund services to asylum seekers in Champaign County. Both Urbana and Champaign City Councils will review acceptance of these […]


Residential Electronics Collection Event – Fall Wrap-up

Residential Electronics Collection Event – Fall Wrap-up The fall Residential Electronics Collection Event was held on Friday, October 9 and Saturday, October 10, 2020 at Parkland College. The event is co-sponsored by City of Champaign, City of Urbana, Village of Savoy, and Champaign County. Out of the 2,118 that pre-registered via our online registration system, […]


Champaign County Community Coalition Hosts Virtual Meeting

On May 13, the Champaign County Community Coalition (Coalition) hosted its first virtual meeting.  Over 150 people attended this meeting via Zoom and the Coalition Facebook page.  Representatives noted below shared updates from their organizations and discussed resources available to community members at this time. Questions were moderated in real time, giving attendees the opportunity […]


Rain Barrel & Compost Bin Truckload Sale

Rain Barrel & Compost Bin Truckload Sale The City of Champaign in partnership with the City of Urbana and the University of Illinois Extension are hosting a One Day Truckload Sale for those interested in purchasing rain barrels or compost bins. The sale will be 10:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m., Saturday, May 5 at 208 […]


MCORE Project Work to Resume

On July 6, the Illinois Department of Transportation (IDOT) informed the Multimodal Corridor Enhancement Project (MCORE) partner agencies that the recent State of Illinois budget approval provided appropriations for work to resume on “state-let” projects. MCORE is a “state-let” project because the federal TIGER grant funding is directed to IDOT, who then becomes the contracting […]


Rain Barrel and Compost Bin Sale – One Day Only

Take advantage of one-day only bulk pricing for rain barrels and compost bins.  City of Urbana and City of Champaign residents that pay a Stormwater Utility Fee are eligible for a $25.00 rebate for rain barrels.  Proof of residency and payment of the Stormwater Utility Bill required.  Pre-order now at: Rain Barrel Pre-Order Event Information: […]


MCORE Preconstruction Open House

MCORE PRECONSTRUCTION OPEN HOUSE (Projects 1, 2, and 3) A pre-construction open house for Multimodal Corridor Enhancement (MCORE) projects 1, 2, and 3 will be held on Wednesday, February 22, 2017, from 3 p.m. to 7 p.m. at the project field office located at 24 East Green Street, Unit 19 in Champaign. Construction will begin […]


MCORE Work to Start this Spring on Green and White Streets

MCORE Work to Start this Spring on Green and White Streets The transformative $44 Million Multimodal Corridor Enhancement (MCORE) Project will start improving mobility in the core of our community when work begins this spring. Project partners (the City of Champaign, City of Urbana, Champaign-Urbana Mass Transit District, and University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign), in […]