Champaign Police have arrested two 16 y/o juveniles for their alleged involvement in an aggravated battery that occurred on September 30, 2010, in the 1100 block of Crescent Drive. On September 24, 2010, a 50 y/o man was battered after leaving a Central High School football game. The victim reported walking southbound on Crescent Drive…
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Bike Education Video Premiere C-U Sharing the Road Tuesday, October 5 5:30p Art Theater Downtown Champaign Doors open at 5:00p Lots of covered bike parking at the Hill St. parking deck! View the CU Sharing the Road flyer
The Exchange Club of Champaign, Illinois is helping in a nationwide fight against child abuse by distributing Exchange’s Time Out Teddy bears to children who have been abused, neglected or traumatized. The Club is providing over 100 bears to the Champaign Police Department for placement in patrol cars to help the officers better communicate with…
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Feutz finished construction of the box culverts up to Walnut Street on Logan. They are currently working on opening Market Street. This would allow traffic to proceed east along Logan to First Street. The project is on schedule and budget for a December completion date.
Construction continues to progress on the Boneyard Creek basin. O’Neil Brothers, Feutz Contractors and Otto Baum have continued to make great progress towards the December completion date. Feutz Contractors has begun working on the installation of the Second Street pavement between Springfield Avenue and White Street. O’Neil Brothers has almost completed the MSE wall between…
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Officer Rob Wills presented the Risk Watch curriculum to approximately sixty-six, second grade students at Dr. Howard Elementary School. On September 21, 2010, students received Bicycle and Pedestrian safety messages and provided tips on how to avoid potential hazards when traveling by bicycle or as a pedestrian. The same presentation was conducted by Officer Jeremy…
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Work Complete. Installation of the 60-inch storm sewer on John Street between State Street and Randolph Street is complete. Fiber optic and electrical conduit installation is also complete on this block. Work In-Progress. Pavement restoration is in progress and is approximately 1/3 complete on John Street between State Street and Randolph Street. Street Closures and…
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The Asphalt Section purchased a new tool, a sidewalk pavement grinder, to assist with temporary repairs to sidewalk trippers. This grinder will help to alleviate tripping hazards that develop when sidewalks are pushed up or settle. Edges up to two and a half inches can be ground away to make a level surface. Asphalt wedge…
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Homrich Inc., the demolition company, continues to work on removing the floor slabs, foundation walls, and footing of the old Meadow Gold Facility. As-built drawings of the old Meadow Gold Facility showed 16-inch thick sections of the existing concrete floor slab. Homrich discovered sections of the floor slab in excess of 24 inches thick, which…
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Annual Alley Maintenance Feutz completed paving of the alley bounded by 5th, 6th, Church, and Park Streets. They continue to work paving the alley bounded by 4th, 5th, Eureka, and Tremont Street. Pavement Marking Removal and Installation 2010 Project Pavement marking removal and installation is complete on the following locations: Staley Road at Springfield Avenue…
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