Metropolitan Mayor’s Caucus Visits Champaign
On Wednesday, March 5, 2025, representatives from the City of Champaign’s Equity and Engagement Department, Janel Gomez and April Rosché, accompanied Karen Muchin of the Metropolitan Mayor’s Caucus (MMC) on site visits to subrecipients of the Supporting Municipalities for Asylum Seekers Services (SMASS) III grant. These visits aimed to observe the impact of the grant, […]
Small Business Capital and Infrastructure Grant
On Tuesday, March 4, 2025, Tracy Parsons, Community Relations Manager, and Mikal Washington, Community Relations Specialist, from the Equity and Engagement Department facilitated an informational meeting with staff from the Illinois Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity (DCEO) to discuss the Small Business Capital and Infrastructure Grant. Small business owners and entrepreneurs had the opportunity […]
City Hosts State-Designated Cultural District Quarterly Meeting
On Tuesday, March 4, 2025, the City of Champaign hosted the quarterly meeting for the State-Designated Cultural District, bringing together staff from the Illinois Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity (DCEO). Tracy Parsons, Community Relations Manager, and Mikal Washington, Community Relations Specialist, from the Equity and Engagement Department participated in the meeting, providing updates on […]
City Staff Support Business Elevator’s RISE 217: Entrepreneurial Edge
On Saturday, March 1, 2025 Mikal Washington, Community Relations Specialist from the Equity and Engagement Department, participated in Business Elevator’s RISE 217: Entrepreneurial Edge event at the Champaign Public Library. The event featured John Poll from Credit Care Company, who spoke about the significance of loan consolidation, business credit building, and securing funding. Business owners […]
No Parking in Holts Drive Cul-de-Sac
The Public Works Department will soon install three “No Parking in Cul-De-Sac” signs to the Holts Drive cul-de-sac off Phillips Drive to accommodate an MTD Paratransit Vehicle. The MTD vehicle typically turns around in the cul-de-sac, but it has been unable to do so due to parked vehicles. This situation has forced the MTD driver […]
All-Way Stop at Boardwalk Drive and Newton Drive
The Public Works Department will be installing an all-way stop at Boardwalk Drive and Newton Drive in the coming weeks. To make the intersection a Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices compliant all-way stop, stop signs will be added on Boardwalk Drive and “All-Way” plaques will be installed under new and existing stop signs. This […]
Fatal Traffic Crash – 500 Block of N. Market Street
Champaign Police responded to the 500 block of N. Market Street at 6:03 p.m. on March 4, 2025, following a report of a vehicle vs. pedestrian traffic crash. On-scene, officers quickly located a 58-year-old man with severe injuries and began to administer medical aid with assistance from the Champaign Fire Department until he could be […]
Commercial Fire – 2400 W. Bradley Ave.
The Champaign Fire Department responded to a fire in fume extractor and dust collector outside building “T”, Parkland College, 2400 W. Bradley Ave., Tuesday, March 4, 2025, at 1:37 p.m. Fire crews were able to quickly get the fire under control. Firefighters responded to smoke coming from the “T” building. Upon arrival, crews reported smoke […]
Clark Street Road Closure (between New Street and Lynn Street)
In order to complete a sanitary sewer repair, A&R Mechanical Services Inc. will be closing Clark Street between New Street and Lynn Street. Access will be maintained to residential properties only via Lynn Street. Clark Street will be closed to through traffic. Work will begin at 7 a.m. on Tuesday, March 4, and will be […]
March 04, 2025 Regular Council Meeting and Post Council Study Session
The City Council agenda for the March 04, 2025 Regular Council Meeting and Post-Council Study Session is now available through the link below. This meeting will be held in the City Council Chambers of the City Building, 102 N. Neil Street in Champaign, at 7:00 p.m. The meeting is open to the public and participation […]