News Releases

As part of the ongoing Downtown Plan Update, the City conducted a Downtown Market Study to be able to gather important economic data that could be used to supplement existing business inventory data and could be used to help attract targeted businesses identified through surveys and through the Downtown Plan process.

Three Urbana High seniors have been admitted to the Campus Honors Program at the University of Illinois and awarded designation as “Chancellor’s Scholar.” Out of more than 7,000 students admitted to the U of I, only 125 students are awarded this honor.

The City of Urbana local motor fuel tax will increase to 2.4 cents/gallon (from the current 2.0 cents/gallon) effective with motor fuel tax sales beginning July 1, 2011.

Robert Walker, and Sarah Hoyle-Katz, graduates of Urbana High School, will have their names inscribed on the 2011 Bronze Tablet that hangs in the Main Library at the University of Illinois. This recognition is awarded to the top 3 percent of students in each college of the University. Students are notified of their eligibility by the College of LAS Student Academic Affairs Office.

Urbana Adult Education is proud to announce that Peggy Buck and Sheri Langendorf, Urbana Adult Education teachers, were selected as co-teachers for the Arthur J. Stejskal Teacher of the Year Award.

C-U Sharing the Road recently received an Exceptional Performance Award in the Journalism category from the Illinois Chapter of the American Public Works Association (APWA).

Urbana School District is one of fewer than 400 school districts in the nation being honored by the College Board with a place on its AP^® Achievement List for opening AP classroom doors to a significantly broader pool of students, while maintaining or improving the percentage of students earning scores of 3 or higher.

Urbana Middle School music teacher Erin Lodes sees technology as a way to transform learning into an exciting and engaging experience.