Amtrak's Illini-Saluki route between Chicago and Carbondale, which stops in Champaign, has the lowest on-time performance in the country among Amtrak's state-supported routes.
The U.S. Department of Transportation has awarded the Champaign-Urbana Mass Transit District a grant of more than $17 million for its Illinois Terminal expansion project.
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.
Two proposed developments in downtown Champaign have joined together for what would be the largest conference center in Champaign-Urbana. Developer Hans Grotelueschen has moved his hotel and conference center project a few blocks south from its original proposed location at Washington and Walnut to merge with the planned expansion of the Champaign-Urbana Mass Transit District’s Illinois Terminal.
