City of Champaign Location Selected as Inaugural State-Designated Cultural District
The Illinois Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity (DCEO) announced that the City of Champaign’s North First Street has been selected as one of the ten inaugural State Designated Cultural Districts. The North First Street Cultural District, which is home to sections of the African American Cultural Trail and newly redesigned Skelton Park, contains landmarks […]
Welcoming Week Joint Proclamation at the Kickoff Celebration
On September 8, 2023, Champaign County kicked off Welcoming Week in a big way! Mayor Deborah Frank Feinen and Mayor Diane Wolfe Marlin came together to read the Welcoming Week Joint Proclamation during the Kickoff Celebration. This proclamation continues to show both Cities’ commitment to the inclusion and flourishing of our foreign born community members. This was […]
Mayor Feinen Reelected to Illinois Municipal League Board of Directors
The City of Champaign is proud to announce that Mayor Deborah Frank Feinen was reelected to the Illinois Municipal League (IML) Board of Directors on September 17, 2022. During IML’s Annual Business Meeting last week, Mayor Feinen was elected to another one-year term and will continue to serve as one of the Board’s 34 Vice […]
Statement from Champaign Mayor Deborah Frank Feinen on Behalf of the City of Champaign
Gerald “Jerry” Schweighart was a servant leader to the highest degree. He spent more than fifty years serving the residents of Champaign with honor, first as a 32-year veteran of our Police Department, then as a City Council Member from District Five for six years before being elected Mayor for 12 years, from 1999 to […]
Mayor Deborah Frank Feinen Elected to the IML Board of Directors
The Illinois Municipal League (IML) elected officers and members to its Board of Directors at its Annual Business Meeting, held September 26, at the Hyatt Regency Chicago. As part of the slate, Champaign Mayor Deborah Frank Feinen was elected to serve as one of 36 Vice Presidents. She will serve a one-year term on the […]