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Crime and Calls for Police Service Decline in Southeast Urbana Neighborhood

URBANA – Crime and calls for police service declined significantly last month in a southeast Urbana neighborhood that has been the focus of city attention.

Due to a spike in criminal activity, the city instituted stepped up police patrols in late April in an area bounded by Philo Road on the east, Mumford Drive on the south, Cottage Grove Avenue on the west and Colorado Avenue on the north. The area includes a number of apartment buildings, including one at 2017 S. Philo Road that was the site of a Feb. 14 murder.

Last updated on Sep 16, 2011 (Created on Sep 14, 2011) – Author: Tony Weck
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Urbana Broadband Project Open House

Date: 
August 31, 2011 - 4:00pm - 7:00pm

Residents of Urbana will have an opportunity to view exhibits and plans of the UC2B Urbana Broadband project at an informal public open house to be held in the Multi-Purpose Room at Martin Luther King, Jr. Elementary School, 1108 West Fairview Avenue, Urbana, Illinois on Wednesday, August 31, 2011 from 4:00 p.m.

Created on Aug 25, 2011 – Author: BarbS
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Urbana Participated in Attempt to Set New Guinness World Record with Reading of Historic Lincoln Speech

Date: 
February 11, 2011 - 11:00am

On Friday, February 11th at 11 a.m. the City of Urbana held a reading of Abraham Lincoln's 1861 "Farewell Address" as part of a nationwide observance of the anniversary of the Civil War. The reading was part of an attempt to beat the existing Guinness World Record of 223, 363 participants for most simultaneous readings from the same document. At Urbana's event, Mayor Laurel Lunt Prussing led 54 participants in the reading. 

Last updated on Feb 14, 2011 (Created on Feb 07, 2011) – Author: Rebecca Bird
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Become a Member of Urbana's Bicycle & Pedestrian Advisory Commission

Date: 
November 30, 2010 - 12:00pm

The City of Urbana is seeking applicants with an interest and expertise in bicycling and walking issues to serve a 3 year term on the Bicycle and Pedestrian Advisory Commission (BPAC).

BPAC meets the 3rd Tuesday of each month at 7:00 p.m. in City Council Chambers at 400 S.

Last updated on Dec 09, 2010 (Created on Oct 25, 2010) – Author: Visitor
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City of Urbana Awarded Signficant Grant for Sister City Project

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

April 19, 2010

SISTER CITIES INTERNATIONAL AWARDS GRANT FOR AFRICAN SUSTAINABILITY PROJECT TO THE CITY OF URBANA

Grant funded by the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation

URBANA—Sister Cities International has awarded a two-year, $115,000 grant to the city of Urbana, Illinois to perform projects that address sanitation, health, and water issues in urban areas of Africa. This project is funded by a $7.5 million grant from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation.

Last updated on Apr 20, 2010 (Created on Apr 19, 2010) – Author: ElizabethD
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