Megan Harding

CHAMPAIGN — In 2009, the city of Champaign began approving a wave of high rises that added more than 2,000 beds to the Campustown area over the next nine years. By 2018, the city realized it had so overburdened the sewer system that improvements had to be made and a new developer had to help pay the bill. A preliminary engineering study recommended a roughly $5.7 million, three-phase sewer improvement project. The study, conducted by Donohue & Associates for $17,300, revealed that some parts of th...

Over the past four years, 12 neighborhood associations in Champaign let their registration with the city drop, including 5th and Hill Neighborhood Group and Clark Park.


Others include Country Brook CARES, Mittendorf Neighborhood Association, Bristol Resident Committee and South Willis Neighborhood Group.


Though registrations tend to fluctuate over the years depending on neighborhood leadership, several associations have disbanded or let registration drop for various reasons. Some community...

In January, a resident staying at a nursing home in Urbana fell from her recliner while reaching for her glasses. 


Several days later, she was left temporarily unattended near the bathroom while a nurse grabbed a mechanical stand lift. She fell by the toilet and had to yell for help because her call light was not with her, according to state inspectors.


This resident’s experience, however, resulted in a less severe Type B violation under Medicare guidelines. Violations are ranked on a scal...