“One Winter’s Night” Educational Outreach
On February 6, 2015, local service provider C-U at Home (who operates the new downtown drop-in center “The Phoenix,” along with a transportation ministry and two houses for homeless people) will have their annual fundraiser “One Winter’s Night” (OWN). Community members will spend the cold, winter night in cardboard boxes in downtown Champaign in order to […]
Night Work on Locust Street (Daniel Street To John Street)
Insituform Technologies will be constructing a new storm sewer liner on the east parkway of Locust Street between Daniel Street and John Street. In order to complete this work, traffic on Locust Street will be narrowed to a single, shared lane. Operations will begin at 7 a.m. on Thursday, October 23 and will run continuously […]
Night Work on Edwin Street
Insituform Technologies will be constructing a new storm sewer liner on the west parkway of Edwin Street between Washington Street and Church Street. In order to complete this work, traffic on Edwin Street will be narrowed to a single, shared lane, and work hours will be extended through the night of Wednesday, October 1. Operations […]
Champaign Police Steps Up Late-Night Impaired Driving and Safety Belt Enforcement
The Champaign Police Department will be participating in the 2014 Labor Day “Drive Sober or Get Pulled Over” impaired driving campaign, which focuses on the deadliest time of day for motor vehicle fatalities. The intensified enforcement effort against the overwhelming number of late-night impaired drivers and seat belt law violators emphasizes the disproportionate number of traffic […]
2014 National Night Out
On Tuesday, August 5, the City of Champaign participated in the annual National Night Out Celebration. 7 neighborhood groups who are registered with the City applied for funds to help assist them with hosting of neighborhood-based events. The Champaign Park District also hosted a Sounds at Sunset event in Douglass Park that ran concurrent with […]
“Own the Night, Own your Community” National Night Out 2014
The City of Champaign will recognize National Night Out on Tuesday, August 5, 2014, from 4-8 p.m. National Night Out (NNO) is a designated evening when communities across America come together to take a stand against crime. To celebrate the nationwide event, residents are encouraged to lock their doors, turn on their porch lights and […]