Items tagged: University

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 […]


University Avenue & Chestnut Street Signal Work

In order to repair the traffic signal at the intersection of University Avenue and Chestnut Street, CS&L will be working on the southbound lane of Chestnut Street, with occasional lane closures on University Avenue. The lane closures will occur from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Wednesday, September 24, 2014. Both roads will remain open […]


Campus Move In-Out Cleanliness

The City of Champaign’s Neighborhood Code Compliance Staff will be increasing enforcement in the campus area the weeks of August 18th and August 25th in an attempt to eliminate large accumulations of trash and overflowing dumpsters. Property owners will be issued notices giving them short response times in which to remove accumulations of trash. If […]


Chase Bank Robbery

On July 25, 2014 at approximately 3:00 p.m., Champaign Police Officers were dispatched to Chase Bank, 201 W. University Ave, for a reported robbery. Police received information that a man entered the bank and handed the teller a threatening note while demanding money. The suspect then left the bank with an undisclosed amount of U.S. Currency […]