City of Champaign Launches the New City Center Team
Team to provide assistance and services in Downtown, Midtown, and Campustown The City of Champaign is excited to announce that the new City Center Team is now out and assisting visitors to the City’s core business districts. This team was created through a partnership with Block by Block, of Louisville, Kentucky. The City Center Team […]
Downtown Plan Outreach at Juneteenth Celebration
The Planning & Development Department attended the Douglass Park Juneteenth celebration on Saturday, June 14, 2025, to gather input on the strategies and goals of the Downtown Plan. Over the last year, the Downtown Plan update team has gathered broad feedback and ideas on Downtown Champaign’s strengths, opportunities and needs. At the event, participants talked […]
City of Champaign to Hold Groundbreaking Ceremony for Downtown Plaza
Transformative Project Ushers in New Era of Reinvestment in Downtown Champaign The public is invited to attend a groundbreaking celebration to kick off construction of the first phase of the new Downtown Plaza. The ceremony will be held at 1 E. Main Street on July 12, 2024, at 4:30 pm. The celebration will include remarks […]
The Beat Kicked Off In a Big Way!
May 31 was the official kick off for The Beat Downtown Champaign! The Beat is a new campaign to bring more music, entertainment, and culture to Downtown. The Beat aims to attract residents and visitors from diverse backgrounds, provide a safe and inclusive space to enjoy entertainment, to showcase Downtown’s unique shops and businesses, and […]
Downtown Champaign Kicks Off the Summer With Expanded Live and Late Night Entertainment
The City of Champaign is excited to welcome residents and visitors to experience everything Downtown Champaign has to offer during a summer filled with exciting new entertainment and fun activities for everyone. The Beat Downtown Champaign is a new campaign to bring more music, entertainment, and culture to downtown. The Beat aims to attract residents […]
Sidewalk Snow Removal Ordinance Activation 02-21-2022
Sidewalk Snow Removal Ordinance Activation 02-21-2022 The Acting Public Works Director has declared that the sidewalk snow and ice removal requirement in the Downtown, Midtown, and Campustown areas in effect. Records indicate that our area received 2.4” inches of snow Thursday of last week. In order to make the sidewalks safer for pedestrians, City Ordinance […]
City of Champaign Reminds Community of Parking Lot Changes to Promote Public Safety
Community Encouraged to Avoid Large Gatherings to Prevent the Spread of COVID-19 The City of Champaign will continue to promote public safety by closing the City’s downtown parking lots at Neil & Washington and Walnut & Washington at 9:00 PM on Friday, Saturday and Sunday nights through September 6, 2020. This change is in response […]
Downtown Champaign Commercial District Receives Designation on National Register of Historic Places
The City of Champaign is proud to announce that on January 24, 2020, the United States Department of the Interior and National Park Service added the Champaign Downtown Commercial District to the National Register of Historic Places as a Historic District. The new Champaign Downtown Commercial District contains 52 contributing and 11 non-contributing structures and […]
Champaign Recognized with Planning Award
The American Planning Association – Illinois Chapter (APA-IL) has recognized the City of Champaign with its 2018 “Best Practice” Award for the City’s elimination of minimum parking requirements in and around Campustown and Downtown. Minimum parking requirements are a land use regulation requiring each new building to have a certain amount of parking based on its […]
City of Champaign Reminder of Sidewalk Snow Removal for Campus and Downtown
With winter weather approaching, the City of Champaign would like to remind owners of properties located within the University District and the Downtown area that they are responsible for removing snow, ice, sleet or freezing rain from the sidewalks adjacent to their properties. The ordinance applies when accumulations are 2” or greater. The City of […]