The City of Champaign Public Works Department is taking steps to clear the area from the effects of the snowstorm, which began on Monday and is expected to last until Wednesday, according to a press release.

Twelve to 20 inches of snow is expected to hit Central Illinois by Wednesday in one of the biggest snowstorms of the season. Ice will accumulate to a quarter of an inch, and winds will gust to 35 mph in the afternoon and night. The National Weather Service has also issued a Winter Weather Advisory Monday morning that remains in effect throughout Tuesday.

As of 4:15 p.m. 106 people across Champaign County are still reporting power losses after Tuesday's storm, according to Ameren Illinois' website. Ameren serves over 85,000 Champaign County residents with electricity.

The National Weather Service has issued a Winter Weather Advisory for Central Illinois in effect from 3 p.m. Monday until 6 a.m. Tuesday.

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The Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey will perform in Champaign March 18 to March 20. The circus will present ZING ZANG ZOOM, Gold Edition, at the Assembly Hall.

Public agencies are failing to collect hundreds of thousands of dollars in parking tickets in the Champaign-Urbana area because of hurdles in keeping track of the tickets and pursuing parking scofflaws in the legal system.

With this winter’s storms coming at unpredictable times and in large quantities, street maintenance has been difficult for the city of Champaign.

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Students for Environmental Concerns, or SECS, is continuing its investigation of the disposal methods of coal ash by Abbott Power Plant, the University-owned power plant that heats many campus buildings.