As of July, the Information Technology Department has started a new weekly feature on the City of Champaign Facebook page called ‘Find it Fridays’ to encourage citizen engagement. For ‘Find it Friday’, a picture is posted in the morning of some feature within the City of Champaign that is taken in a close-up or abstracted…
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For the last several months, Information Technologies Department staff has worked with the City’s online video hosting service (TelVue) to make City videos available for on-demand viewing on Apple iOS devices (iPads and iPods). All City-produced videos and all 2012 City meetings are now viewable on iOS devices. The live stream is not yet fully…
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The 30th episode of “Champaign Connection” runs on CGTV thru the end of June. • Anthony Cobb (Chief of Police) introduces himself to the community and provides viewers a look at the man behind the badge. Learn about his management philosophy and goals for strengthening the bond between the Champaign Police Department and the community….
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As part of an initiative to better connect our electronic communications, the City’s Website is undergoing some small changes this spring that will hopefully have a huge impact. In addition to the contact information at the bottom of every page, you can now find links to the City of Champaign’s Facebook and Twitter pages. This…
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The 29th episode of “Champaign Connection” runs on CGTV thru the end of April. Jonathan Westfield (School Resource Officer) and Orlando Thomas (Director of Achievement and Pupil Services, Unit 4 Schools) discuss the devastating effect bullying has on our youth. Find out how Champaign Police and Unit 4 Schools have partnered together to combat bullying…
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A project to inventory all trees within the City of Champaign Street rights-of-way was completed this past January. Completion of this project gives the City a valuable digital inventory in GIS format. Public Works staff will now be able to utilize the tree layer in the Work Order / Asset Management system Cityworks. This will…
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Construction work for the Urbana Champaign Big Broadband Project is underway in Champaign. VIEW PROJECT PROGRESS MAP HERE (Updated January 2012) The status of the project is indicated on the map according to the legend at the right. (the legend is also accessible in the map by clicking on the “UC2B Progress” layer in the Layers list)…
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The Information Technologies Department (ITD) is pleased to announce that the staff-produced program “Champaign Fire Department: Ready to Serve” received an Honorable Mention award in the 2010 Government Programming Awards (GPA) competition. The GPA is a national competition hosted by the National Association of Telecommunications Officers and Advisors (NATOA). The honor was received in the…
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The latest episode of “Champaign Connection” is scheduled to play during the month of October. Deputy Chief Holly Nearing reviews the Police Complaint and Complement process. Viewers will learn the multiple ways to share opinions about their interactions with police, and more about how the investigative process works. Dena Schumacher (Fire Education Specialist) and Rene…
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