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Road construction Champaign

Champaign County

Champaign announces Fifth St., Kirby Ave. closures

CHAMPAIGN — The City of Champaign will close one block of Fifth Street and part of Kirby Avenue for road work. Fifth Street will close between Daniel Street and Chalmers Street near campus. Drivers who use that stretch should plan another route and allow extra travel time. Kirby Avenue will have a lane closed between Waverley Drive and Cambridge Drive. The city says this is part of regular maintenance and improvement work. The lane closure may disrupt normal traffic, especially […]

todayAugust 6, 2026

Mahomet

Champaign County

Mahomet shifts to faster water billing

MAHOMET -- Water and wastewater customers in the Village of Mahomet will see slightly higher bills this fall. The village is moving to a billing cycle that reflects the previous month’s actual usage instead of charges from two months earlier. In an August 1 letter to customers, the village said the change is intended to give residents more timely and accurate information about their water use. Under the current system, an August bill reflects June usage. Once the transition is […]

todayAugust 5, 2026

Champaign Fire Department

Champaign County

Champaign Fire responds to explosion

CHAMPAIGN -- A residential explosion required the response of the Champaign Fire Department over the weekend, according to a news release Monday. The department responded to a single-family residence that exploded and caught fire in the 2700 block of Judith Drive on Sunday afternoon. Fire crews would remain on the scene extinguishing small fires that remain in the debris. The response would follow a report from a neighbor of a single-story home that exploded and was on fire. Once on […]

todayAugust 3, 2026

Beep Baseball

Champaign County

Beep Baseball returns to Savoy

SAVOY -- Prairie Fields Park in Savoy will host four teams for the Annual Savoy Beep Baseball Tournament this weekend. The tournament will be on Saturday, July 18, from 9:30 a.m.to 4 p.m. Hosted by the National Beep Baseball Association, the tournament is an adaptive version of baseball for the blind, low-vision, and legally blind. The event has regular support from the Champaign Lions Club, Dick’s House of Sport, the Village of Savoy, MindsEye Radio, and Experience Champaign-Urbana. Athletes from […]

todayJuly 13, 2026

Sean Evans

Champaign County

“Hot Ones” host Sean Evans is Illini commencement speaker

Sean Evans, University of Illinois alum and host of "Hot Ones" CHAMPAIGN — "Hot Ones" host and University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign alum Sean Evans will be its 2026 commencement speaker. Evans graduated from UIUC with a degree in broadcast journalism in 2008, according to a news release from the university. He is the co-creator and host of the YouTube show “Hot Ones.” The YouTube program involves Evans asking celebrities rounds of questions while they eat chicken wings with increasingly spicy hot sauces.  He earned a Daytime […]

todayMarch 13, 2026 2

Dutch Bros. Coffee Urbana Illinois

Champaign County

Dutch Bros. to expand into Illinois

URBANA -- The corner of Green Street and Lincoln Avenue in Urbana may soon see new life in the form of a new coffee shop. Dutch Bros. Coffee has approached the Urbana City Council for a special use permit that would allow for a drive-thru coffee shop at 809 W. Green St. The site has been vacant since 2021. The site used to be home to a Circle K gas station and car wash. The initial permit was denied due […]

todayFebruary 26, 2025

Parkland College

Champaign County

Parkland to increase tuition rates 4.2 percent

CHAMPAIGN -- The Parkland College Board of Trustees voted to approve an increase of tuition and fees starting with the Summer 2025 term. The board approved an increase of 4.2 percent to both tuition and fees for in-district students. In-district students should expect an increase of $7.50 per credit hour for most of the college's Tier 1 program offerings. Due to the tuition increase, tuition will now be $186 per credit hour. The current tuition rate for all Tier 1 […]

todayFebruary 24, 2025

Champaign County Ballot measures

Champaign County

DECISION 2024: Champaign County to vote on two local measures

CHAMPAIGN COUNTY -- Voters in Champaign County will soon decide on a ballot measure on November 5 that seeks to double the existing public safety sales tax. The tax, currently set at 0.25%, under the countywide ballot initiative would double the existing tax to 0.50%. This would increase the tax for every $100 spent in the county from $0.25 to $0.50. The tax hike would not be applied to sales of groceries, vehicles, and medical supplies. Supporters of the measure […]

todayOctober 29, 2024

Flyover Film Studios Illinois Soundstage grant

Champaign County

Champaign County-made Halloween films available to stream

CHAMPAIGN -- On behalf of Flyover Film Studios, the Champaign County Film Office, a part of Experience Champaign-Urbana, is thrilled to showcase locally-made films for audiences to enjoy this Halloween season. “The film scene in the Champaign-Urbana area has long been active, and continues to grow,” explains Mark Brown, Director of Event Services & Film. “The immense talent in our region has led to increased production, economic development, and job creation. By supporting these efforts in the community, we can […]

todayOctober 29, 2024

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