Read more about the article Shadow Wood and mobile home parks still lack emergency weather alerts in SpanishRoger Morales/Hoy
The entrance to Shadow Wood Mobile Home Park. File photo.

Shadow Wood and mobile home parks still lack emergency weather alerts in Spanish

Spanish-speaking Shadow Wood Mobile Home Park residents cannot receive weather alerts about tornados or severe storms because there are no Spanish-language services in Champaign.…

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Read more about the article Prairie land preserved in finalized Weaver and Prairie Park renovations following community concerns
Part of the Weaver and Prairie Park master plans, approved by the Urbana Park District this fall.

Prairie land preserved in finalized Weaver and Prairie Park renovations following community concerns

After community outcry over the potential loss of natural prairie, the Urbana Park District finalized updates to the master plans that reduced the loss…

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Read more about the article Historic downtown Urbana hotel expects to welcome guests in early 2025Darrell Hoemann
Urbana Landmark Hotel, to be renamed Hotel Royer, undergoing remodeling on Friday, December 24, 2021. photo by Darrell Hoemann/C-U Citizen Access

Historic downtown Urbana hotel expects to welcome guests in early 2025

Once named the ”Urbana Lincoln Hotel” to commemorate the former president’s visits to Urbana, the 100-year-old downtown fixture has not welcomed new guests since…

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Read more about the article Police institute pursues a ‘non-militaristic’ approach to trainingKaitlyn Devitt
Photos of former police training classes inside of the Police Training Institute. Taken by Kaitlyn Devitt on Nov. 4, 2024 at 1004 S Fourth St in Champaign.

Police institute pursues a ‘non-militaristic’ approach to training

With rising enrollment the Police Training Institute at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign aims to set itself apart from other academies by following…

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