After 18 years, the Urbana Fire Department will no longer respond to incidents on private properties in Champaign.On March 1, the Champaign City Council voted unanimously to change the interpretation of...
As the flashing lights and loud sirens of fire and emergency responders’ trucks contrasted against the dark hours of the early morning, senior Phi Delta Theta member Robert Penicook was in shock. Sitting...
UPDATE: The residence at 908 S. Oak St. that caught fire early on Jan. 22 was confirmed to be a senior house of the Phi Delta Theta Fraternity. According to a report issued by the Champaign Fire...
UPDATE: 11:15 p.m. — According to a press release from John Kroll, Champaign Fire Department fire marshal, fire crews responded to a call about a fire at 604 E. White St. at 8:18 p.m.
Upon arrival,...
A tanker carrying a substance used in manufacturing shampoo overturned on I-57 in Champaign Saturday, causing area homes to be evacuated.
The crash, which happened around 7 a.m., is causing reroutes going...
The Illini Union side of the Quad became littered with shards of glass and metal on Monday.
A “junked” four-door black car made an appearance to promote the issue of irresponsible drinking on college...
Champaign firefighters responded to a fire at Empire Chinese Restaurant, 410 E. Green St. at 4:17 p.m.
When firefighters arrived on scene they found smoke coming from the front of the building, according...
The Champaign Fire Department responded to a report of a large fire at 808 South First St. at around 1 a.m. Friday morning.
The fire was located inside the basement of the Roland Realty apartment building,...
The Champaign Fire Department responded to a fire in an apartment building at 207 E. John St. at around midnight Monday night.
The fire was located in a storage room in a parking garage at the apartment...
Four arsons have hit Champaign since Aug. 1, although the total number of cases has decreased since last year, said Champaign Fire Marshal John Koller.
“I don’t know that this is anything unusual,...
