City of Champaign and the University YMCA Co-Hosting Welcoming Week 2019 Kick-Off Celebration
Welcoming Week 2019 will start with a community celebration in front of the Orpheum Children’s Science Museum (346 N. Neil Street, Champaign) on Friday, September 13, 2019, from 4:00 – 7:00 p.m. Everyone is invited to this free event full of food, music, entertainment, and giveaways. Event highlights include a welcome address by the mayors […]
Online Registration for the Fall Residential Electronics Collection Event
The online registration for the next Residential Electronics Collection event for residents living in participating Champaign County communities will open on Monday, September 9, at 8 a.m. The link to the online registration system is http://ecycle.simplybook.me/. The collection event will take place on Saturday, October 12, at Parkland College, 2400 W. Bradley Avenue in Champaign. […]
Champaign Fire and Police Department’s 9/11 Memorial Ceremony
The Champaign Fire and Police Departments will have their annual 9/11 Memorial Ceremony on Wednesday, September 11th at 8:46 a.m. The Memorial Ceremony will take place at the northeast corner of West Side Park, 400 E University Avenue, at the Champaign Fire and Police Memorial. The Memorial Ceremony will have remarks from Mayor Deborah Frank […]
Deputy City Manager Joan Walls Receives ICMA Credentialed Manager Designation
Joan Walls, Deputy City Manager for the City of Champaign, recently received the Credentialed Manager designation from the International City/County Management Association (ICMA). Ms. Walls is one of approximately 1,300 local government management professionals currently credentialed through the ICMA Voluntary Credentialing Program. To receive the prestigious Credentialed Manager designation from ICMA, an individual must have […]
MCORE Project 4 – Closure of the West Leg of Chalmers Street at Wright Street
On Monday, August 26, 2019, the Multimodal Corridor Enhancement Project (MCORE) will close the west leg of Chalmers Street at Wright Street to reconstruct the western half of the intersection. Northbound Wright Street traffic will need to continue north on Wright Street. Eastbound Chalmers Street traffic will not have access to Wright Street. Work is […]
IDOT Information Sharing – Bradley Avenue Work Zone to Expand
The Illinois Department of Transportation announces that two intersections near the Bradley Avenue bridge reconstruction work zone will close Monday, Aug. 26. The intersections of Alpine Drive and Crestwood Drive at Bradley Avenue will close Aug. 26 as the work zone moves farther east. The intersections will remain closed for the duration of the project, […]
City of Champaign Welcomes Public Input on Council Goal Setting
The Champaign City Council will meet in October to discuss their goals for 2019-2021, and the public is encouraged to share its thoughts and ideas to help guide the discussion. Every two years the City Council identifies a set of goals, which the City Manager and Executive Staff use to set priorities, direct work activities, […]
Community Advisory – Significant Traffic Impacts
Community Advisory – Significant Traffic Impacts (Due to Campus Move-in and Ongoing Construction Activities) The City of Champaign would like to advise the community of additional traffic impacts over the next week and a half. A record number of public and private construction projects currently underway both on and off campus are affecting traffic. Travelers […]
2020 Census Information
2020 Census Information In preparation for the upcoming 2020 Census, The Census Bureau will be conduction address canvassing in neighborhoods throughout Champaign County between August 4, 2019 and October 18, 2019. Census workers will be checking to ensure that all addresses are accurate for the official census count on April 1, 2020. These Census workers […]
Main Street Road Closure (Between Neil Street and Walnut Street)
In order to host the City of Champaign’s 2019 STAR Longest Table event, Main Street between Neil Street and Walnut Street will be closed to all traffic on Monday, August 12, from 12:00 p.m. through 9:00 p.m. Fremont Street will also be blocked where it intersects at Main Street. The road closure is weather dependent […]