The Champaign City Council convened Tuesday evening for a study session to discuss a Champaign Center partnership and a proposed tax levy.

Every time lights are turned on in Champaign-Urbana, there is an environmental and human cost, according to Jeff Biggers, author of “Reckoning at Eagle Creek, The Secret Legacy of Coal in the Heartland.” Biggers and Interim Chancellor Robert Easter kicked off Sustainability Week at Gregory Hall on Monday night.

After a year of difficulty in selling the Lincoln Hotel property, Marine Bank Springfield and the city of Urbana found an interested buyer who will support landmark designation.

The Champaign City Council convened Tuesday evening for a study session to discuss a Champaign Center partnership and a proposed tax levy.

Negotiation began with the City of Urbana and theMarine Bank of Springfield, property owner of the former Historic Lincoln Hotel, 209 S. Broadway Ave., to come to an agreement on the acquisition and renovation of the hotel. This follows after Xiao Jin Yuan, local business owner, expressed interest in February.

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Negotiation began with the City of Urbana and theMarine Bank of Springfield, property owner of the former Historic Lincoln Hotel, 209 S. Broadway Ave., to come to an agreement on the acquisition and renovation of the hotel. This follows after Xiao Jin Yuan, local business owner, expressed interest in February.

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A heightened fire danger alert is in effect for Champaign county until 4 p.m. Saturday.

A heightened fire danger alert is in effect for Champaign county until 4 p.m. Saturday.

Editor’s note: This is the second of a two-part series in which The Daily Illini investigates veterans and their fights to obtain benefits for rare and specific injuries.

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