An eastbound lane of Kirby Avenue in Champaign will be closed between Stratford and Scottsdale drives beginning Wednesday while a gas main is being repaired.

East University Avenue will be temporarily reduced Wednesday to one lane for sewer repairs until 5 p.m. Thursday.

The Champaign City Council convened Tuesday night for a study session to discuss the recommended budget strategy proposed by city manager Steve Carter. It has been said that the cuts presented to the council are part of the most challenging budget in 40 years.

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The city faces around a $2 to $2.5 million deficit and will likely have to make some cuts into the budgets of many city departments. This comes in addition to about $9 million in cuts of the now $68.4 million budget that have been closed over the past couple of years.

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Twenty-two businesses in Champaign and Urbana participated in the second annual Downtown Throwdown on Saturday, donating a percentage of their sales to the American Cancer Society.

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The National Weather Service warned of bitterly cold wind chill values of 15 to 20 degrees below zero for much of this morning. Later tonight, the first in a series of weak weather systems will bring light snow to Champaign-Urbana. An inch or less of accumulation is anticipated.

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As a result of a decision made earlier this month by the University’s Facilities and Services Department, the University’s Board of Trustees did not vote on the proposed wind turbine project at Thursday’s meeting on the Chicago campus.

After its start in December, Champaign’s first multi-unit recycling program awaits returning students — in the form of hungry blue bins labeled “Feed the Thing.”