Last week, the Champaign-Urbana area received its first significant snowfall, marking the unofficial beginning of the winter season.

This article has been corrected from an earlier version.

After taking a hiatus last week, Champaign City Council will convene Tuesday to discuss multiple bills which will amend the municipal code and a bill that will accept a bid for routine sanitary sewer maintenance in areas all over Champaign.

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Paper windmills in hand, a group of about 15 students appeared at Monday’s regular Urbana City Council meeting in support of a University wind turbine project that has been causing controversy in the community.

The National Weather Service is reporting possible wind chills between 4 and -1 degrees in some areas of Champaign-Urbana on Monday, and the Champaign Public Works Department is preparing to keep the city safe and clean.

The program rebates the property tax difference between the overall tax rates in Urbana and Champaign to owners of new homes for a total of five years.

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Angklung. Djembe. Berimbau. Such foreign terms may be unfamiliar to most, but for a number of local fourth- and fifth-graders, these terms are immediately recognized and with good reason: they play them. Children from Champaign-Urbana elementary schools demonstrated their newfound skills on world instruments such as these at the World Music and Dance in the Schools fall concert on Saturday.

Many of the prevention and safety responses to the recent increase in campus area crime are programs or features that are also in place or in the works at other Big Ten schools.

As a light snow fell on Saturday evening, the 10th annual Parade of Lights rode through the streets of downtown Champaign. Community members filled the streets to view decorated floats, drink hot chocolate and wait for Santa Claus to light the Christmas tree.