The Champaign Police Charities Association may be calling you for donations during its fundraising campaign for the Champaign Cops for Kids program. The campaign, scheduled to run for approximately six weeks, is designed to assist area children. Some past recipients of the program include Olympic Medalist Katherine Reutter, speed skating champion Bonnie Blair and local…
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Each May during National Police Week (May 9-15), the nation pauses to recognize the service and sacrifice of U.S. law enforcement. Local law enforcement agencies in Champaign County will also pause to honor men and women who have lost their lives in the line of duty. Champaign Police will pay a special tribute to their…
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The City of Champaign Public Works and Neighborhood Services Departments will be working together to keep the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign campus as clean and attractive as possible during the upcoming two weeks when students move out of their dwelling units (i.e. apartments, fraternities, sororities, houses, etc.). The City has been very pleased with…
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Come Meet Olympic Medalist Katherine Reutter! Market Place Mall Saturday, May 8, 2010 10 am – 2 pm Get your picture taken with her. Get an autograph. See her Olympic Medals. Donate to Cops For Kids! Come meet an Olympic Medalist 1
Over the next year, Champaign police officers can be seen wearing gold or silver plated commemorative badges in honor of the City’s 150th anniversary. The sesquicentennial badges, purchased by the officers, are worn to promote this important milestone in Champaign’s history and to celebrate the history of the police department. The badges are a replica…
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Mable Thomas, longtime coordinator of neighborhood groups for the City of Champaign, passed away April 13, 2010 at Barnes Jewish Hospital in St. Louis, Mo. A Community Memorial Service will be held for Mable at 1:00 pm, Saturday, May 8, 2010 at Douglass Park in Champaign. Rev. Larry Lewis, Pastor of Bethel AME Church, will…
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The Police Benevolent & Protective Association Hosts a Meet and Greet for Olympic Champion Katherine Reutter WHO: Katherine Reutter, Olympic Speed Skater The Champaign Police Benevolent & Protective Association (PBPA) Champaign Police Department Employees WHAT: The Champaign Police Benevolent & Protective Association (PBPA) Unit #7 is hosting a meet and greet for Katherine Reuter at…
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In the Face of Continuing Revenue Decline Media Briefing Planned for 1:30 p.m. on Monday, May 3 in the City Council Chambers Champaign City Manager Steve Carter and Finance Director Richard Schnuer will hold a media briefing to present the City’s proposed budget for FY 2010/11. The briefing will be held Monday, May 3, at…
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Help Us Celebrate National Bike Month With spring in the air, Champaign County Bikes, in partnership with the City of Champaign, City of Urbana, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, C-U MTD, and the Village of Savoy announce that Tuesday, May 4 is C-U Bike to Work Day. Everyone is encouraged to bike to work or…
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The Champaign Police Department has been nominated to received the highest level of recognition provided an employer for outstanding support of National Guard and Reserve Component employees. Employer Support of the Guard and Reserve (ESGR) Freedom Award nominees are recommended by employees who are National Guard or Reserve Component members and who feel their employer…
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