Champaign Police Participate in University Forum
On April 1, 2021, Chief of Police Anthony Cobb and Tom Yelich (Assistant to the Chief of Police for Community Services) participated in a conversation with University of Illinois’ administrators and students regarding the term “defunding the police,” police reform, and the steps underway at the Champaign Police Department. The session was coordinated by Jewell […]
Landlord/Tenant Virtual Forum
On July 9th, the Neighborhood Services Department – Coordination Division facilitated a virtual landlord/tenant forum. The purpose of the forum was to educate both groups about their rights and responsibilities, provide resource information, and share fair housing enforcement information. Fifty-six landlords, tenants, and community stakeholders participated in the virtual meeting and were treated to presentations […]
Protecting Places of Worship Forum Draws Large Crowd
The Protecting Places of Worship Forum was held at Sinai Temple-Champaign on October 24, from 1:00 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. The event was facilitated by the United States Department of Justice Community Relations Service. More than 120 audience members heard an overview of several topics, including religious hate crimes, emergency planning for places of worship, […]
Emergency Shelter Small Meeting, Public Forum Held
Neighborhood Programs Manager Kerri Spear convened a small meeting prior to the public forum to review zoning, building code, and fire code procedures that could assist volunteers with the Council of Service Providers to the Homeless with their larger forum discussion. Zoning Administrator Kevin Phillips provided information regarding the zoning ordinance and outlined the various […]
Library Director Finalists Participate in Community Forum
On January 14, 2016, more than 100 people filled Council Chambers to hear the four Library Director finalists answer questions and explain why they are best suited for the job. The finalists are: Linda Lyshol, Rick Meyer, Elaina Norlin, and Denise Raleigh. The event was televised live on CGTV and live streamed on CGTV Online. […]
Public Invited to Meet Library Director Finalists at Community Forum
“Your Next Library Director”: Meet-the-Candidates Community Forum January 14 The Library Board of Trustees has selected four finalists for the Library Director position, all of whom will be in Champaign next week for interviews and to meet community members. The community forum will be held Thursday, January 14, at 6:30 p.m., in the Champaign City […]
2015 Illinois Workers’ Compensation Forum
The 2015 Illinois Workers’ Compensation Forum was held on May 4 and 5 at the Loyola University Quinlan School of Business in Chicago. The City’s Risk Manager, Larry Krause, was the Chairman of the Forum for this year. As Chair, he was responsible to provide opening comments to kick off both days of the Forum […]