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ABLE Project Fully Implemented

Submitted by BridgetB on June 29, 2023 - 3:13pm

The Urbana Police Department is proud to announce the completion of department-wide Active Bystandership for Law Enforcement (ABLE) training and full implementation of the ABLE Project.

The Urbana Police Department adopted the ABLE Project training at the request of Interim Chief of Police Richard Surles and supported by the Urbana City Council, Mayor Diane Marlin, and City Administrator Carol Mitten. Community support for the application to the ABLE Project came from NAACP Champaign County Branch President Minnie Pearson and Urbana School District #116 Superintendent Jennifer Ivory-Tatum.

Juneteenth Flag Raising & Reverence Ceremony

Submitted by BridgetB on June 12, 2023 - 5:49pm
Date: 
June 16, 2023 - 12:00pm

 

We welcome all to the City of Urbana's Juneteenth Flag Raising & Reverence Ceremony.

Learn the history of Juneteenth, as well as, the significance of Juneteenth and how it affects us today. We will also raise the Official Juneteenth Flag while practicing a moment of reverence. A Mayoral Proclamation will be read declaring the day official in the City of Urbana. 

"Change will not come if we wait for some other person or if we wait for some other time. We are the ones we’ve been waiting for. We are the change that we seek." — Barack Obama

 

Historic District Walking Tour

Submitted by BridgetB on June 8, 2023 - 4:21pm
Date: 
June 17, 2023 - 12:30pm

Members of the Urbana Historic Preservation Commission are recognizing Buena Vista Court, one of the great Historic Districts in the City of Urbana. We will be hosting a free walking tour on Saturday, June 17, 2023, at 12:30 p.m. Contact Marcus Ricci, City of Urbana Planning Division, at 217-328-8283 or mericci@urbanaillinois.us for more information.

HELP PRIORITIZE THE CITY’S FUTURE SPENDING!

Submitted by BridgetB on June 8, 2023 - 12:49pm
Date: 
June 8, 2023 - 6:00pm to 7:00pm

YOU ARE INVITED TO HELP PRIORITIZE THE CITY’S FUTURE SPENDING!

Mark your calendar and invite your friends to the event in your neighborhood on Thursday, June 8, from 6 to 7 p.m. at Twenty-five O’ Clock, 208 W. Griggs Street, with Urbana City Council Member Chris Evans from Ward 2. 

Go here for more: ImagineUrbana.com.