Notices & Alerts

With taxes due in the upcoming days, you should be on high alert for fraudulent calls claiming to be from the Internal Revenue Service. These scammers insist that you owe money to the government. Then, they threaten you with loss of your driver’s license, arrest, or even deportation. Once they’ve caught you off guard, they’ll insist that you send the money using a prepaid card or wire transfer.

Don’t do it! Remember:

• The IRS will never require a specific type of payment.
• The IRS will generally mail a bill to any taxpayer who owes taxes, and you will always have the opportunity to question or appeal the amount owed before sending a payment.
• Do not share any type of personal information with anyone you don’t know over the phone.

If there was one extreme weather preparedness action you want your loved ones to take, what would it be? For many, that one action is to know ahead of time where their safe place is located. On April 3rd, 2019, at 11:11am local time, please join the City of Urbana, the National Weather Service and its Weather-Ready Nation Ambassadors to take a “selfie” and post with the hashtags #SafePlaceSelfie, #UrbanaIL, and #WeatherReady.

Weather permitting; Southbound Traffic on North Lincoln Avenue will be reduced to one lane between West Park Street and West Hill Street from 7:00 a.m. Tuesday, March 19, 2019 through 4:00 p.m. Friday March 29, 2019 for curb and driveway improvements for the Retreat Development.

Access will be maintained to all properties along North Lincoln Avenue during the project. Traffic control will be in place to guide motorists through the areas where travel is reduced to one lane.

Motorists are encouraged to drive carefully through this and all construction areas. Thank you in advance for your patience and cooperation during this project.

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The following is sought: The police department is seeking a company to remove all of the old lockers in the two police department locker rooms. The police department will then need the vendor to supply replacement lockers and install them per the manufacturer specifications and any applicable city codes.

Requesting Department: Urbana Police Department Contact Person: LT. Jason D. Norton Address: 400 S. Vine, Urbana Illinois 61801 Telephone No.: (217) 377-2677 E-Mail Address: nortonjd@urbanaillinois.us

Date of Request Posted on City’s website: 3/14/2019

Date Published in News-Gazette: 3/18/2019

The original Proposal MUST be submitted to the Requesting Department at or before the date and time specified below to receive full consideration:

Site Inspection Date: 4/1/2019
Time: 9:00 A.M.Central Time

Proposal Submission Date: 4/15/2019
Time: 9:00 A.M.Central Time

Stormy Central Illinois

While there is nothing we can do to stop severe thunderstorm, lightning, tornadoes, or floods from developing, there are things that everyone can do to minimize the impacts of severe weather on our lives. According to the National Weather Service, the following precautions can be taken to prepare for severe weather:

STAY INFORMED