City of Champaign News

Anthony Drive Road Closure (between Dobbins Drive and Dale Drive)

White Construction will close Anthony Drive between Dobbins Drive and Dale Drive. Both eastbound and westbound Anthony Drive traffic will be detoured in the area.  The closure will occur on Tuesday, September 12 and Wednesday, September 13, 2023, between the hours of 7 a.m. and 6 p.m. Access will be maintained to all local properties.


Residential Fire – 403 Nathaniel Burch Dr.

The Champaign Fire Department responded to a fire inside a duplex at 403 Nathaniel Burch Dr., Friday, September 8 at 3:34 a.m. Fire crews quickly extinguished the fire in this home. Firefighters responded to a report of a fire in this two-story duplex. Once on the scene, firefighters reported smoke and fire coming from the […]



University Avenue Lane Closure and Walnut Street Lane Closure

In order to complete a sanitary sewer lining project, Hoerr Construction will be closing a westbound lane of University Avenue between Walnut Street and Market Street and also a northbound lane of Walnut Street at Taylor Street.  Work is scheduled to begin at 5 a.m. on Tuesday, September 12, 2023, and is planned to be […]


Anthony Drive Road Closure (between Dobbins Drive and Dale Drive)

White Construction will close Anthony Drive between Dobbins Drive and Dale Drive. Both eastbound and westbound Anthony Drive traffic will be detoured in the area.  The closure will occur on Friday, September 8, 2023, between the hours of 10 a.m. and 3 p.m. Access will be maintained to all local properties.


Mattis Avenue Lane Closure (between Hedge Road and Williamsburg Drive)

In order to complete a sanitary sewer lining project, Visu-Sewer will be closing a northbound lane of Mattis Avenue between Hedge Road and Williamsburg Drive. Work is scheduled to begin at 7 a.m. on Thursday, September 7, 2023, and is planned to be reopened by 4 p.m. the same day.


Champaign Fire Department 9/11 Memorial Ceremony

The Champaign Fire Department will have their annual 9/11 Memorial Ceremony on Monday, September 11th at 8:45 a.m. The Memorial Ceremony will take place at the northeast corner of West Side Park, 400 W University Avenue, at the Champaign Fire and Police Memorial. The public is invited to attend this outdoor event. For those unable […]


2023 Concrete Street Improvements Project

As part of the City’s 2023 Concrete Street Improvements Project, the pavement on Copper Ridge Road from Mullikin Drive to Copper Road will be reconstructed. A and R Services is the contractor for the City of Champaign. Beginning Wednesday, September 6, 2023, the westbound lane of Copper Ridge Road will be closed between Mullikin Drive […]


John Street Lane Closure (between Chicago Avenue and McKinley Avenue)

In order to perform storm sewer lining, Visu-Sewer of Missouri LLC will be closing one westbound lane of John Street between Chicago Avenue and McKinley Avenue. During this time, traffic on John Street will be reduced to a single, shared lane through a short construction work zone. Local traffic will be controlled by a worker […]


Randolph Street Lane Closure (between Columbia Avenue and Washington Street)

In order to complete pavement patching near 501 N. Randolph, Shaw Brothers will close one northbound lane of Randolph Street between Columbia Avenue and Washington Street.  The closure will begin on Tuesday, September 5, and will reopen on Monday, September 11, 2023. During the closure, northbound traffic will be reduced to one lane in the […]