Abandoned and vacant buildings abound in downtown Champaign after three years of pandemic closures, business failures, downsizing and moves, a street-
Read MoreIt's not rare to find postings on social media sites in Champaign and Urbana about potholes or crumbling roads causing damage to cars — or just gener
Read MoreThe City of Champaign is implementing a multi-million-dollar plan to combat local gun violence focusing spending on its street outreach program inten
Read MoreThere were 50 lethal shootings in the city of Champaign between 2015 and the first half of 2022. Of those 50 victims, 15 were 20 years old or youn
Read MoreThe mayors of the cities of Champaign and Urbana say the cities are filing documents to intervene in the efforts of Illinois American Water to increa
Read MoreThe University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign’s proposal for deploying a micro nuclear reactor in west Urbana has sparked concern among local reside
Read MoreAll documents referenced can be found here. Urbana residents are concerned with pollution from the Emulsicoat asphalt plant, leaving them to exper
Read MoreLocal Canada geese causing issues, spreading into more human-populated areas across Champaign-Urbana
Geese invading grassy and populated areas are causing residents to ask both the Champaign and Urbana Park Districts to manage the geese population be
Read MoreDomestic violence in the city of Champaign rose by 13% last year, surging from 871 incidents in 2019 to 982 incidents in 2020, a review of the last f
Read MoreNorthern Urbana used to have a neighborhood association called Urbana Community Alternative Policing (UCAP). Now, there is no comprehensive program t
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