State legislators have allotted $54,000 to help Champaign County improve communication capacity during disasters.

The Urbana-Champaign Senate met for the first time since new members were elected in March.

The Urbana-Champaign Senate will hold an organizational meeting Monday to introduce new members to the Senate’s parliamentary procedures. They can address some of the University’s most pressing issues, such as: the budget, retaining faculty and the Global Campus program following the meeting.

Champaign County Clerk Mark Shelden is holding the final canvass, in which votes are counted, from the April 7 elections.

State legislators have allotted $54,000 to help Champaign County improve communication capacity during disasters.

A fight at the Champaign bar Chester Street led to an arrest early Monday morning.

The Urbana-Champaign Senate met for the first time since new members were elected in March.

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Champaign County Clerk Mark Shelden is holding the final canvass, in which votes are counted, from the April 7 elections.

At the Urbana City Council meeting Monday night, the council decided to include two more Urbana rental properties that will qualify for registration fee waivers. Rental property owners who house disabled individuals under Medicaid and the Illinois Department of Human Services will receive a $45 fee waiver annually.

At the Urbana City Council meeting Monday night, the council decided to include two more Urbana rental properties that will qualify for registration fee waivers. Rental property owners who house disabled individuals under Medicaid and the Illinois Department of Human Services will receive a $45 fee waiver annually.

This April, the Illinois Disciples Foundation is offering a new social justice grant program, allowing nonprofit organizations to apply for up to $50,000 to fund various programs.