Nearly 2,000 attendees came out to the Market Street stage at "The Beat" this summer, a new extension of Champaign's entertainment district. But how is it giving back to our community?
Champaign City Council members indicated in a study session Tuesday night that they’re ready to commit future tax revenue to help a quarter billion downtown project known as “The Yards”.
The Champaign City Council will consider the next step at its Tuesday night study session for The Yards, a proposed $200 million development for downtown.
Champaign's longest-serving elected official, Michael La Due, is stepping down after 32 years on the Champaign City Council. He looks back on the changes Champaign has seen since he first took office in 1985.
With all the attention on the Summer Olympics in Rio, some may not know that more events will be held in the city about three weeks from now. Seven athletes from the University of Illinois are currently competing there, but seventeen others with connections to the Urbana campus are prepping for the Paralympics, starting September 7. There's a chance to meet these athletes in downtown Champaign Sunday, including 4-time medialist Josh George.
