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Serving Champaign, Urbana, and Savoy, IllinoisVol. 1, No. 24

EditionMonday, Oct. 19, 2026 · Vol. 1, No. 9 · Patchy Frost then Sunny, high 70°F, low 42°F

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Government

Urbana council to vote on making mayor a nonvoting member of Committee of the Whole

Tonight's agendas also include an update to the appointed-officers list and $60,000 in police-run trauma-care grants

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Champaign closes lanes on Mattis Avenue and Third Street Monday, Paula-McKinley intersection Tuesday

City notices: one southbound Mattis lane (William to Sheridan) closes Oct. 19-23; northbound Third St. lane (Healey to Springfield) closes 7 a.m.-7 p.m. Oct. 19; Paula Dr. and McKinley Ave. intersection closes to all vehicles starting Oct. 20 for two to four weeks.

MTD detours Red, Gold and Ruby buses around Urbana street closures through Oct. 23

MTD lists reroutes Oct. 19-23 for the Pennsylvania Avenue closure (Busey to Orchard), affecting the 2 Red, and the Country Club closure (Willow to Cunningham), affecting the 10 Gold and 110 Ruby, with several stops closed.

U. of I. Senate was scheduled Monday to take up resolution calling for review of Flock license-plate reader contracts

Senators were also scheduled to get a first look Monday at letting some non-tenure-system faculty, instructors and lecturers apply for sabbaticals.

How to help this week: Cunningham Children's Home signs up trunk-or-treat hosts for Oct. 29

Cunningham Children's Home in Urbana is taking sign-ups for people to bring car trunks of treats to a Halloween event for the youth it serves, 2:30 to 4 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 29.

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ObituariesAll →
  • Denzel Pagitt

    Rantoul · Visitation 11 a.m. to noon Wednesday, Oct. 21, 2026, at Bible Baptist; funeral service at noon the same day at Bible Baptist; burial 1 p.m. at Maplewood Cemetery, Rantoul.

  • Diana Krandel, 79

    formerly of Champaign · Cremation. The family will host a memorial service after the new year (no date, time or place given). Donations in her name to the Champaign County Humane Society.

Notices & classifiedsAll →
  • Public notice

    Notice Invitation to Bid: INDOOR CLIMATE RESEARCH & TRAINING FACILITY

  • Public notice

    RFP 2026-006: Evaluation Capacity Building Project, Champaign County Developmental Disabilities Board and Mental Health Board

  • Public notice

    Request for Proposals: Bicycle and Pedestrian Counter Equipment, Champaign County Regional Planning Commission