Find out how residents are organizing against data centers to protect their health and local environment in Champaign County.

Restrictive covenants associated with the former Walgreens property prevent another pharmacy from operating near the Philo Road corridor.

Two years after launching a drone program, the Champaign Police Department is considering expanding its current fleet of seven drones. The department began its Unmanned Aerial Systems program in July ...

Members of a community organization named “Resist AI Data Centers Champaign County” disclosed the names of the “mysterious” data centers that approached the county for potential data center ...

The University of Illinois Foundation’s endowment returned 3.3% in fiscal year 2025, well below the foundation’s benchmark of 13.2% and significantly lower than the 11.1% return earned by the ...

Under municipal code, ambulance services in Champaign and Urbana can be fined by the fire departments for not meeting response time standards. Yet despite frequent failures to meet standards for ...

Residents in Monticello received a cross-connection water survey in the mail this past spring, as questions continue to circulate in the community about the safety and quality of the town’s drinking ...

In just one year, state and federal fines against the four nursing homes in Champaign County nearly tripled from $117,401 to $334,015, according to Medicare and the Illinois Department of Public ...

While dozens of businesses are leasing property from the Village of Rantoul on the former Chanute Air Force Base, the Air Force is still performing $55 million of environmental cleanup at other ...

At 1117 S. Oak St. in Champaign, the Abbott Power Plant has evolved from a traditional coal power plant to one that burns coal as part of a multi‑fuel system. It meets federal and state requirements ...

Last week, Champaign County officials voted to establish a one-year moratorium on new data centers on April 23, following “serious” inquiries into new developments in the county. But no one has said ...

The City of Champaign is starting a new street outreach program with the help of a nonprofit private firm specializing in violence prevention. The city approved a $450,000 one-year contract with ...