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A map of shootings in Champaign overlaid with color-coded community indicators from Jan. 1, 2016 to Nov. 15, 2021. These indicators consider area demographics such as race and household income, and are outlined in the city's community violence reduction blueprint.

Record-breaking numbers in C-U elicit $3.2 million annual gun violence reduction plan

Post author:Heather Robinson / For CU-CitizenAccess and Andrew Prozorovsky / For CU-CitizenAccess
Post published:August 25, 2022
Post category:Government Neighborhoods Public Funds

The City of Champaign is implementing a multi-million-dollar plan to combat local gun violence focusing spending on its street outreach program intended to aid…

Read more about the article Champaign, Urbana intervening to combat American Water’s request to raise rates for residential customers

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Illinois American Water in Urbana at 1406 W Cardinal Court.

Champaign, Urbana intervening to combat American Water’s request to raise rates for residential customers

Post author:Luis Velazquez / For CU-CitizenAccess
Post published:April 20, 2022
Post category:Government Housing Neighborhoods

The mayors of the cities of Champaign and Urbana say the cities are filing documents to intervene in the efforts of Illinois American Water…

Read more about the article Employee shortage delays postal services in Savoy

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USPS in Savoy, Ill. on Google Maps Street View.

Employee shortage delays postal services in Savoy

Post author:Luis Velazquez / For CU-CitizenAccess
Post published:April 8, 2022
Post category:Government Jobs

Lack of adequate staffing at the Savoy, Ill. post office has resulted in shorter and sporadic business hours for customers in recent months. At…

Underage drinking citations from 2015 through November 2021 in Urbana, IL.

Urbana police stop giving out fines for underage drinking at bars during pandemic

Post author:Erica Floss-Becker / For CU-CitizenAccess
Post published:January 19, 2022
Post category:Government Justice Public Funds

Like the City of Champaign, Urbana issued no underage drinking citations or made any arrests last year through November 2021, according to police data…

A portion of the proposed automatic license plate readers in Champaign, bordered by light blue lines. Screenshot from Champaign study session document.

Urbana says “no” to license plate readers, but Champaign says “yes” in effort to reduce gun violence

Post author:Rachel Gardner / For CU-CitizenAccess and CU-CitizenAccess.org
Post published:January 19, 2022
Post category:Government Public Funds

Although Champaign voted in favor of implementing automated license plate readers (ALPRs) for $240,500 last month, Urbana rejected its $54,000 idea about a month…

Ignited, contaminated water from the Spiro's Law website. "In some places, the amount of concentrated gas is enough to set the water coming out of a kitchen sink on fire," the website about the lawsuit said.

Contaminated drinking water from Peoples Gas leak persists, funds to fix frozen as lawsuit continues

Post author:Ryan Head / For CU-CitizenAccess
Post published:January 12, 2022
Post category:Environment Government Public Funds Public Health

A 2016 gas leak into the drinking water supply north of Mahomet continues to be a hot topic even five years later as 2021 nears its end. The first official report of a methane leak from the underground holding wells of Peoples Gas was reported on December 20, 2016. The problem location was County Rd 350 E. in the township of Newcomb, just north of Mahomet and near Fisher, IL. Peoples Gas claims to have capped off the well which was leaking and terminated its use. However, homes in the vicinity were still affected by the leak.

KFC & A&W, 1321 N Dunlap Ave., Champaign The health department closed the restaurant Aug. 22 due to “gross unsanitary conditions” during its routine inspection. No details were provided in the report. On Thursday, November 29, 2018. photo by Darrell Hoemann/C-U Citizen Access

Restaurant closures, failures down under new restaurant health inspection system

Post author:Allison Silvestro / For CU-CitizenAccess
Post published:December 23, 2021
Post category:Food Government Public Health Technology

Since 2019, at least 63 Champaign-Urbana restaurants have failed and 19 have been temporarily closed down by public health officials under a new restaurant inspection system launched that year.

Local Canada geese causing issues, spreading into more human-populated areas across Champaign-Urbana

Post author:Becca Bertram / For CU-CitizenAccess
Post published:December 23, 2021
Post category:Environment Government Neighborhoods

Geese invading grassy and populated areas are causing residents to ask both the Champaign and Urbana Park Districts to manage the geese population better. However, others in the area are trying to get rid of the geese humanely.

Read more about the article Urbana’s number of waste haulers cited as environmentally unsustainable, some residents agree

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Republic Services exterior at 2801 N Willow Rd, Urbana, IL 61802) on Sunday, December 19, 2021. Photo by Darrell Hoemann/CU-CitizenAccess

Urbana’s number of waste haulers cited as environmentally unsustainable, some residents agree

Post author:Maggie Burnetti / For CU-CitizenAccess
Post published:December 23, 2021
Post category:Business Environment Government

While recycling is controlled in Urbana, trash is not consolidated in the same way, as there are seven licensed haulers for the city of Urbana, all ranging in price and accepted volume. Not every hauler services each part of Urbana, and haulers pick up trash on a few designated days. Courtney Kwong, recycling coordinator for Urbana, said this is a long-term goal for the city to increase efficiency in the next 30 years.

Read more about the article Nearby landfill capacity nears limit within two decades

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Illinois Street Residence Halls, exterior (1010 W Illinois St, Urbana, IL 61801) on Wednesday, December 15, 2021. photo by Darrell Hoemann/C-U Citizen Access

Nearby landfill capacity nears limit within two decades

Post author:Maggie Burnetti / For CU-CitizenAccess
Post published:December 23, 2021
Post category:Business Environment Government

The Illinois Environmental Protection Agency (IEPA) predicted capacity limit for the Republic Services Brickyard Disposal is the lowest in the Central Illinois region, and…