Transportation related issues.
Google Street View
The bridge on West Country Club Road in Urbana that crosses a drainage ditch is marked with poor structural evaluation scores and sufficiency rating, metrics used by county engineers to prioritize repairs. Photo captured on Google Street View.
Every day, tens of thousands of drivers cross the 735 bridges in Champaign County — and thousands cross the 53 bridges with poor structural…
Brendan Gallian
Tatman’s Towing at 810 E. Perkins Rd. in Urbana on May 10, 2026. Tatman’s is one of Champaign’s six licensed tow companies. Photo by Brendan Gallian.
Parking violators and other vehicle owners have paid an additional $340,000 in administrative towing fees to the City of Champaign over the last four…
Emily Huffman
The miles traveled by volunteer advocates has increased in the past five years, from 24,856 miles during the pandemic in the 2021-22 fiscal year to over 39,000 miles in the current fiscal year. Chart created by Emily Huffman with data from Champaign County CASA.
Volunteer advocates in Champaign County, Ill., drove more than 39,000 miles last year to visit children placed in foster care just to maintain consistent…
Maidely Davila
An Arrow ambulance outside of the Seven07 apartments at 707 S. Fourth St. in Champaign on April 15. Photo by Maidely Davila.
Ambulance services in Champaign and Urbana have frequently failed to meet response time standards over the past year, a review of ambulance call data…
Kaniz Fatema
The Champaign DMV, located at 2012 Round Barn Rd., on March 25, 2026. Photo by Kaniz Fatema.
In 2023, the Illinois Secretary of State launched the “Skip the Line” program to lower wait times at Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV) facilities…
Adelyn Mui
The elevator in Gregory Hall on Dec. 10, 2025. Photo by Adelyn Mui.
Nearly one-third of the active elevators and conveyances like escalators and lifts in Champaign County appeared to have expired safety certificates in the Office…
Google Street View
The railroad crossing in Danforth, Iroquois County, Illinois where Aaron Pittman-Teague died after being struck by a train while plowing snow in January 2025. Screenshot from Google Street View.
Aaron Pittman-Teague died after being struck by a Canadian National train while plowing snow just north of Danforth, Illinois on Jan. 6, 2025. There…
Darrell Hoemann
MLK Subdivision in Champaign, IL on Wednesday, December 15, 2021. photo by Darrell Hoemann/C-U Citizen Access
Residents of the Martin Luther King Subdivision have voiced increasing concerns about speeding and traffic safety in their Champaign neighborhood. “Our neighborhood is very…
Dylan Tiger
One of the more common subjects of flooding calls has been for the viaduct located at the intersection of Kirby Avenue and Neil Street in Champaign. Photo by Dylan Tiger.
A block of basements covered in water on Church Street. A flooded locker room, briefing room, and hallway in the Champaign police station. A…
Spent nuclear fuel shipments are transported in shielded containers designed to withstand severe conditions. (Source: U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission)
They are metal tubes that are about 12 feet long and less than an inch wide. Inside those tubes are 11,000 metric tons of…
