On Tuesday, December 13th the Champaign Park District Board recognized the City of Champaign Planning Department with a Program Excellence Award for the Champaign Trails Plan. Director Bruce Knight and Assistant Director Rob Kowalski accepted the award on behalf of the Department. Joe Petry, Board Chairman, presented the award. The Champaign Trails Plan, adopted in…
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The Champaign Police Department and members of the Windsor Road Christian Church coordinated the annual Angel Tree Program for families living at the Center for Women in Transition. On December 15, 2010, a party was held at the police department with volunteers reading Christmas stories, singing songs and presenting gifts to families residing at the…
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The following commercial Permits were issued this week. Each permit has an estimated cost of construction of $300,000 or more. Address Cost of Construction Date Issued Owner or Developer / Business 1906 Fox Drive $390,715 12/12/11 Schaub Properties LLC/Intel Corp. Office
A major project milestone was achieved this week on the John Street Drainage Improvement Project with the completion of work through Prospect Avenue. Completion of this phase of work allows John Street to be reopened to traffic east of Prospect Avenue starting today, December 13, which is a full week ahead of the original schedule….
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Local youth participated in the annual “Shop with a Cop” event with Champaign Police Department staff, officers and community volunteers. Due to the generous donation made by Meijer, 17 youth received a store credit of $100 toward their purchases.
Champaign Police Officers, R. Cunningham, T. Petrilli, J. Thomas and C. Young each received a Letter of Commendation for their response to a residential burglary call on December 7, 2011. Officers were dispatched to the area of Vine and Prairie streets for a report of three males who had broken out the window of a…
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The City’s Executive Management Team, Diversity Leadership Council and approximately 100 additional City employees participated in “Valuing Diversity” training during the week of December 5th. This interactive program challenged City employees to inspire, challenge, teach and help each other in the development of high performance work teams. Peak performance was emphasized, with the acceptance of…
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Edison Middle School eighth graders will learn about “Police Report Writing” from School Resource Officer Jonathan Westfield. The presentation will be conducted during an “Expository Writing” class on December 8, 2011 at Edison.
School Resource Officer Jonathan Westfield is meeting with staff and students of Holy Cross Elementary and Edison Middle School to raise awareness of the consequences of bullying and cyber-bullying. Participants are presented with tools for addressing and reporting bullying behaviors and provided tips for creating positive settings for all students. Sessions are held December 2…
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Congratulations to Champaign Police Sergeant Scott Friedlein for being honored by the Champaign Park District for assisting with Park District Events. Sergeant Friedlein will be presented with a “Program Excellence” award during the Park District’s Board meeting to be held on Wednesday, December 14th, 7:00 p.m., at the Bresnan Meeting Center. This award is reserved…
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