Kenwood Road
Property Maintenance Inspector Tim Spear has been working with the owner of 715 Kenwood on housing issues. The owner is under an extension agreement to have all violations corrected by September 16,...
View ArticleRestoration Urban Ministries “Mini Homes” Groundbreaking Ceremony
Greg Skaggs and Susan Jones attended the groundbreaking ceremony for the “mini home” to be constructed by Restoration Urban Ministries located at 410 W. Maple St. The approximately 400 sq. ft. home...
View ArticleHabitat for Humanity at 410 E Beardsley (final Taylor Thomas home)
Construction has begun on the final home located in the Taylor Thomas Subdivision. The footings and crawlspace are installed and soon the volunteer schedule will be made available. Susan Jones,...
View ArticleBristol Place Acquisition Update
Neighborhood Services and the Legal Departments conducted the first closing of the Bristol Place properties on November 5, 2014. Mr. and Mrs. Pardy owned the vacant home at 1208 N. Clock. Mrs. Pardy...
View Article308 N. Prairie Street
The apartment building at 308 N. Prairie St. has been cited on several occasions over the past 30 years for a lack of a second means of egress. The current case on this building is an Apartment...
View Article2015 STAR Awards Nominations
The City of Champaign Neighborhood Services Department is proud to announce for the sixth year a call to the public for STAR Awards nominations. The STAR Awards program encourages the public to...
View ArticleConsolidated Plan Public Engagement
Neighborhood Coordinator, John Ruffin and Neighborhood Programs Manager, Kerri Spear met to discuss Consolidated Plan Public Engagement and working with registered a groups and the general public to...
View ArticleCity of Champaign Ban on Running Bamboo
Champaign City Council adopted an ordinance to ban running bamboo within the City limits effective February 3, 2015. Running bamboo can become an invasive nuisance through the aggressive spread of...
View Article2015 Wellness Spring Fling
On Monday, May 18, 2015, the City of Champaign will team up with the CommUnity Matters partners to put on an annual community resource fair. This year’s event will be held at Garden Hills Elementary...
View ArticleWellness Spring Fling & Community Resource Fair
The CommUnity Matters team partnered with Neighborhood Programs Division staff to host the 2015 Wellness Spring Fling on May 18th at Garden Hills Elementary School. Numerous vendors were on hand to...
View Article2015 Annual Neighborhood Cleanups
On July 18 and 25, the Neighborhood Services Department partnered with the Public Works Department to implement the 2015 Annual Neighborhood Cleanups. The Neighborhood Cleanups are held in order to...
View ArticleUIUC Higher Education Diversity Business Opportunity Fair
Neighborhood Services and the Planning and Development Department staff attended the University of Illinois Higher Education Diversity Business Opportunity Fair on July 21. The Fair was well attended...
View ArticleTaylor Thomas Closing
The final home in the Taylor Thomas Subdivision has been sold to a homebuyer. NPD and Legal staff attended the home closing on July 24th to transfer the property. HOME funds were used to assist both...
View Article2015 National Night Out Celebration
The City of Champaign will recognize National Night Out on Tuesday, August 4, 2015, from 4:00-8:00 p.m. National Night Out (NNO) is a designated evening when communities across America come together to...
View ArticleCampus Move In-Out Cleanliness
The City of Champaign’s Neighborhood Code Compliance Staff will increase enforcement in the campus area the weeks of August 17 and August 24 in an attempt to prevent large accumulations of trash and...
View ArticleGarden Hills Community Day
The United Garden Hills Neighborhood Association, supported by the City of Champaign, will host a neighborhood connection event on Saturday, September 19, 2015, from 5:30 – 8:00 pm at the Garden Hills...
View ArticleBristol Place Demolition Bids
Two of the three Bristol Place demolition bid packets (15/16-07 and 15/16-08) were opened on Friday, September 11, 2015 as scheduled. Due to significant storm damage to a property included in bid...
View ArticleGreen Apple Day of Service
The GREEN APPLE DAY OF MULCHING at Garden Hills Elementary on Saturday, October 17 was a big success! Volunteers from the City of Champaign Neighborhood Services Department, Champaign Park District,...
View ArticleUpdate – Residential Fire – 908 S Oak Street
The Champaign Fire Department responded to 908 S Oak Street on January 22, 2016, for a report of a fire with people trapped. Initial reports were that several people were trapped inside. Fortunately...
View ArticleVacant House Secured After Multiple Intrusions and Fire
A fire occurred at a vacant house in the 300 block of West Maple St. on January 11, 2016. The Neighborhood Code Compliance Division (NCCD) cited the property as being open to intrusion three times...
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