A local organization is planning to take action against Champaign if the city does not address the group’s environmental concerns.

The Special House Committee on Redistricting will be meeting at Parkland College this Saturday at 1 p.m. in order to collect input from community members for the congressional and state re-mapping process, according to a press release.

Four months after Champaign’s new multi-family unit recycling program “Feed the Thing” was implemented, residents in Champaign are taking advantage of the program to recycle more.

Christie Clinic Illinois Marathon will extend its registration deadline to midnight on Monday. With tax season right around the corner, the marathon registration deadline will be flexible to those last-minute runners. The openings are available for the marathon, marathon relay, 5K and 10K. The half marathon and I-Challenge Half will stay closed because they've reached the maximum capacity.

Hundreds of food service and building service workers represented by the Service Employees International Union (SEIU) Local 73 will picket before a bargaining session with University management on Thursday morning, according to an SEIU press release.

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In order to remove debris left from the fire-damaged buildings that formerly housed businesses Zorba's, Mia Za's Cafe and Pitaya, Champaign construction company, Petry-Kuhne, closed off the eastbound lane of Green Street between Sixth and Wright Street and the adjacent sidewalk on Tuesday.

Less than two weeks ago the 2011 Christie Clinic Illinois Marathon was in danger of being cancelled for lack of volunteers, but now the marathon is back on track, trying to fill the last of the volunteer positions.

The University stated today that it would appeal a ruling by a federal court in Chicago that threatens the privacy of student records and federal education funds that the University receives, according to a University press release.

The Champaign City Council voted to continue funding for the CommUnity Matters during its study session Tuesday night.

Mayor-elect for the city of Champaign Don Gerard visited The Daily Illini on Sunday to talk about his victory in last week’s election over incumbent Jerry Schweighart and the ideas he will bring to the position.

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