Michael Sweeney
Emulsicoat Inc., an asphalt production plant in Urbana, promised residents to relocate most of its operations out of their neighborhood to reduce the irritating…
This past June, Ameren Illinois increased its summer electricity supply rates from 8 cents per kilowatt-hour to 12, projecting bills to increase from 10%…
Darrell Hoemann
To the surprise of its customers, Republic Services — a North American solid waste collection company with services in Champaign-Urbana — silently increased its…
Dylan Tiger
A lawsuit filed by the City of Champaign against the out-of-town owner of run-down apartment buildings remains unresolved heading into 2026. Champaign has been…
Patrick Mahoney
Site cleanup and soil work are part of the environmental work required to develop a new eight-building apartment complex on the site of the…
Champaign County’s Opioid Settlement Task Force approved about $161,000 in new spending this week toward emergency medical equipment for fire protection districts across the…
Without notice to the public, the Urbana Open Data Portal was shut down after nearly 10 years of service. Urbana residents and the general…
Mike Rock
The Safety Lighting Energy Efficiency Program (SLEEP), originally designed to improve outdoor lighting and security in the Garden Hills neighborhood in 2019, got new…
Andrew Burkey
After years of economic downturn, vacant storefronts and aging infrastructure, the City of Urbana is once again setting its sights on reviving the once-thriving…
Sam Rink
Gun violence in the Holiday Park neighborhood in Champaign has decreased significantly in the last five years, according to data from the Champaign Police…