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Read more about the article Longtime Champaign attorney’s compensation rose $100,000 before retirement; Total compensation for all city staff rose 4.5%

Champaign city building on 102 N Neil St. Screenshot from Google Street View.

Longtime Champaign attorney’s compensation rose $100,000 before retirement; Total compensation for all city staff rose 4.5%

Post author:Yuzhu Liu / For CU-CitizenAccess
Post published:March 16, 2023
Post category:Government Public Funds

Before retiring last May, Champaign’s City Attorney Frederick Stavins’s compensation rose about $100,000 compared with the previous fiscal year, data shows. The total compensation…

Read more about the article Urbana doubled bonuses paid to its workers in 2022; Total compensation for workers rose $1.4 million, a 6.64% increase

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Urbana doubled bonuses paid to its workers in 2022; Total compensation for workers rose $1.4 million, a 6.64% increase

Post author:Carmen Martinez / For CU-CitizenAccess
Post published:March 16, 2023
Post category:Government Public Funds

The amount of bonuses paid to Urbana employees doubled between the previous two fiscal years, city data shows. During fiscal year 2021, 28 people…

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Downtown for sale: Vacant and derelict buildings wait for new owners and development plans

Post author:Dylan Tiger and Corey Elliott / For CU-CitizenAccess
Post published:March 6, 2023
Post category:Business Neighborhoods Public Funds

Abandoned and vacant buildings abound in downtown Champaign after three years of pandemic closures, business failures, downsizing and moves, a street-by-street survey by CU-CitizenAccess…