Category: Information Technologies Department News

The City’s Information Technologies Department recently completed the production of several Winter Greeting videos. The videos feature City staff and elected officials sharing important tips and holiday spirit with the City’s residents. In addition to the Council and Mayor, staff from the Public Works Department, Information Technologies Department, Fire Department, Finance Department, and Police Department […]

 The 38th episode of Champaign Connection airs thru the end of January. Operations Supervisor Arnie Morrison explains the hard work and long hours that Public Works crews put in every winter to keep Champaign’s streets clear of ice and snow. Find out what happens behind the scenes and what you can do to make their […]

The Information Technologies Department recently finished the video production of the 2013 Champaign-Urbana International Humanitarian Awards ceremony which was held 9/26/13 in Champaign. The video features speeches by this year’s award recipients and two wonderful cultural entertainment performances. A DVD copy of the program was provided to all the winners as a keepsake. The video […]

The City’s Information Technologies Department recently received two more national awards. Both awards were earned in the 2013 Government Programming Awards competition sponsored by the National Association of Telecommunications Officers and Advisors (NATOA). The video Champaign: So Much to Do, So Much to Love earned an Honorable Mention (top 5) award in the Event/Program Promotion […]

 The 37th episode of Champaign Connection airs thru the end of September. Amanda Raklovits (Children’s Librarian) talks about the ever-expanding resources available from the Champaign Public Library. Learn how technology is changing the Library’s offerings and how easy it is to get your hands on the “smartest card in your wallet”.  Angela Adams (former Recycling […]

The City of Champaign multiple facility computer network is now completely connected via UC2B fiber! This means reliable and rapid exchange of data between all City facilities is now enabled. In some cases the speed of data transfer is now more than 1000 times faster than pre-fiber speeds. Multiple strands of UC2B fiber coming into […]

Leveraging existing technologies of the City of Champaign Public Website, the City of Champaign has introduced an email subscription service that will send out an email digest once a day listing any Bids and RFPs that have been posted by the City on that particular day. To sign up for this subscription service, vendors should […]

  The 36th episode of Champaign Connection airs through the end of July.  Dorothy David talks about her promotion to City Manager and reviews the challenges and opportunities the City is facing.  Dennis Schmidt (Public Works Director) highlights several of the projects that Public Works crews will tackle this construction season. Doug Forsman (Fire Chief) discusses […]

As part of an ongoing effort to improve public access to City information over the internet, the City’s Webmaster has updated the City’s homepage to greatly improve the look and usability of the website on tablets and other mobile devices. Mobile users have been an increasingly important audience. Visits from mobile devices to the City […]

                 The 35th episode of Champaign Connection airs thru May.  City Manager Steve Carter reflects back on 28 incredible years with the City of Champaign. Hear what City accomplishments Steve is most proud of, and why he says the future is bright for the City moving forward. Champaign Connection is an award-winning 30-minute news magazine […]