Beginning July 1, residents outside Champaign County that are involved in a car accident on Interstate 74 will be charged a fee for the emergency response assistance provided by the Urbana Fire Department.

Beginning July 1, residents outside Champaign County that are involved in a car accident on Interstate 74 will be charged a fee for the emergency response assistance provided by the Urbana Fire Department.

Champaign, Urbana and the University could be receiving faster, more competitive service from broadband suppliers if proposed community-wide fiber optic network plan passes.

Champaign, Urbana and the University could be receiving faster, more competitive service from broadband suppliers if proposed community-wide fiber optic network plan passes.

Champaign, Urbana and the University could be receiving faster, more competitive service from broadband suppliers if proposed community-wide fiber optic network plan passes.

Champaign, Urbana and the University could be receiving faster, more competitive service from broadband suppliers if proposed community-wide fiber optic network plan passes.

Champaign residents will now be paying higher taxes on their cable bill due to the cable franchising fee, approved Tuesday by the city council.

Ameren, the provider of natural gas and electric services for most Champaign-Urbana residents, filed a $226 million rate increase request Friday.

The "Save Jobs. Shop Local. Spend Now." campaign, which encourages residents to spend their money at locally owned business rather than the many larger corporations and chain stores in the area, has gotten positive feedback in its early months.

Alexandra Wright, 12, always loved going to the Market at the Square, so she decided to become a vendor there.

Champaign residents will now be paying higher taxes on their cable bill due to the cable franchising fee, approved Tuesday by the city council.

Ameren, the provider of natural gas and electric services for most Champaign-Urbana residents, filed a $226 million rate increase request Friday.