Arrest Made in May 21 Homicide Investigation
On May 21, 2020, at approximately 2:02 a.m., Champaign Police responded to the area of 200 S. Country Fair Drive for a reported shooting. Upon arrival, officers located a 25-year-old male victim, later identified as James K. Coleman from Rantoul, who was pronounced dead at the scene. Police determined a group of individuals gathered at […]
Country Fair Drive Lane Closure (Between Bradley Avenue and Camp Drive)
In order to make pavement repairs, a City contractor will close the northbound lane of Country Fair Drive from Bradley Avenue to Camp Drive. The northbound traffic will be rerouted via a temporary detour from Springer Drive to Mattis Avenue and back to Bradley Avenue. The southbound lane will be open to traffic during construction. […]
Champaign Police Investigating Shooting
On Oct. 24, 2019, at approximately 12:34 p.m., Champaign Police responded to the area of Country Fair Drive and West White Street for a reported shooting. Upon arrival, police discovered a 28-year-old male in the nearby area of the 2500 block of West Springfield Avenue suffering from a non-life-threatening gunshot wound to his leg. The […]
Country Fair Drive Lane Closure (Bradley Avenue to Camp Drive)
In order to repair a pavement failure, A & A Concrete will close the northbound lane of Country Fair Drive between Bradley Avenue and Camp Drive. The closure will begin at 7 a.m. on Monday, October 29, and will reopen on Tuesday, October 30, at 7 a.m., weather permitting.
University Avenue Lane Closure Due to Sinkhole
UNIVERSITY AVENUE LANE CLOSURE DUE TO SINKHOLE NEAR STORM SEWER INLET Due to a sinkhole which formed near a storm sewer inlet, the City of Champaign closed the southern lane of University Avenue between Country Fair Drive and Mattis Avenue. City staff will work with a contractor to complete an emergency repair to the inlet and […]
Springfield Avenue Lane Closure
In order to facilitate tree work, the Public Works Department will be closing one westbound lane of Springfield Avenue near the Country Fair Drive intersection. The closure will occur from 7:00 a.m. to 10:00 a.m. on Saturday, August 26, 2017. The City appreciates the cooperation of travelers in the area and encourages caution when traveling […]
Country Fair Drive Lane Closure (Emergency Pavement Repairs)
In order to repair pavement failures, Feutz Contractors closed the southbound lane of Country Fair Drive between Bradley Avenue and Camp Drive today to complete concrete cutting. Feutz will complete the work by laying rebar and new concrete on Thursday, June 18, which will require an additional closure of the southbound lane. Flaggers will be […]
2015 Asphalt Overlay Project
On June 8, Cross Construction Company will continue work on the City’s annual asphalt overlay project. The work will consist of pavement patching, limited curb replacement, sidewalk ramp replacement, milling off a portion of the existing surface, paving two layers of new asphalt surface, manhole adjustments, and new pavement markings. There will be intermittent lane […]
Country Fair Drive Lane Closure
In order to facilitate a fiber optic bore across Country Fair Drive, AT&T and Custom Underground will be closing one lane of Country Fair Drive just north of Springfield Avenue (between Springfield Ave and White St). The closure will begin on Thursday, March 13, 2014, and will reopen on Monday, March 17, 2014, weather permitting. […]