City staff will address the status of Tax Increment Financing, or TIF, districts at the Urbana City Council Committee-of-the-Whole meeting on Monday. No action will be taken at this time.

Champaign

Two heads are better than one — that’s why the Office of Inclusion and Intercultural Affairs, or OIIR, is teaming up with the University Police Department to create a Community of Caring initiative to reduce crime on campus.

Turn the music up on a Saturday night in Champaign, and you may not find a neighbor or a police officer waiting on your doorstep.

Champaign Mayor and Liquor Commissioner Gerald Schweighart has announced the city's preliminary Unofficial St. Patrick's Day plans for Friday, March 4. The UI will once again invoke it's "no tolerance" policy, and will work with Champaign, Urbana and University Police to "keep the peace," Schweighart said in a press release. The Champaign Fire Department will be inspecting liquor-licensed facilities for overcrowding, and Schweighart has issued - under an emergency order - these regulations for the sale of alcohol in licensed liquor establishments:

Ask a group of students how much alcohol is in a classic can of Four Loko, and they’d probably guess wrongly on the first few tries.

Paint brushes must be ready, pencils sharpened and dance shoes shined for the upcoming March 1 deadline for submissions for inclusion in the Asian American Cultural Center’s exhibit during the Boneyard Arts Festival.

Champaign

The Champaign City Council convened Tuesday night for a study session to discuss four different topics: the Building Code Package, Trails Master Plan, GIS Plan Update and the Judah Christian School Site relocation.

A winter storm watch for Champaign-Urbana has been issued, in effect from Thursday evening through late Thursday night, according to the National Weather Service.

Champaign

The Champaign Tea Party will protest outside of the Comfort Inn Suites, 2001 N. Lincoln Avenue, in Urbana at 10 a.m. on Thursday, where 39 Indiana Democrats are currently staying to protest a floor vote in the House.