Events & Activities

In the last five years alone, more than 5,000 Ameren Illinois residential and business customers have been contacted by individuals who misrepresent themselves as employees of Ameren Illinois and demand that the customer pay their utility bill immediately. Other utilities have reported that similar scams are occuring to their customers, too. These scams have cost families and businesses across Illinois, including those in your community, more than $150,000.

Utility scammers are impersonating utility employees in hopes to scam you and take your money.

Know the red flags. 

Did you get a call claiming your power will be disconnected if you don't make an immediate payment? This is an example of a utility scam! The City of Urbana is joining Ameren Illinois, and other utilities, to spread the word on how to protect yourself from utility scammers.

The Urbana Free Library and Urbana Arts and Culture Program are jointly sponsoring The Young Artist's Studio, workshops in the Urbana Free Library's Children's Library offering free arts lessons for children ages 5 and up (or younger with an adult helper)! Join us for the next installment of our Young Artist’s Studio and join local artist Citlaly Stanton for a chance to practice some basic yoga poses AND Spanish words! Instructor, Citlaly Stanton, has grown a love for teaching yoga classes for children where she invites youth to learn introductory poses alongside learning Spanish language skills. All events in the series are free and open to the public! Dress comfortably and get ready to strike a pose--yoga that is!

The Urbana High School Homecoming Parade will take place on Friday, October 11, 2019. Race Street from Michigan Avenue to Iowa Street will be closed to through traffic beginning at 1:00 p.m. through the start of the parade at 3:00 p.m. The parade will end at approximately 3:30 p.m.

Traffic along the parade route will only be obstructed for the short time it takes for the parade to clear the area.

The route for the parade is as follows:

• North on Race Street from Iowa Street to Washington Street
• East on Washington to Race Street
• North on Race to Main Street
• East on Main to Vine Street
• South on Vine to Washington Street
• West on Washington to Broadway Avenue (into the High School parking lot)

Concerns or questions may be directed to Mr. Vince Gustafson at 217-384-2380 Your patience is appreciated while this event is underway. For more information about the City of Urbana, please visit www.urbanaillinois.us.

The upcoming electronics recycling collection event will be held on Saturday, October 12, 2019.  Event registration opens on Monday, September 9, 2019, at 8:00 a.m.  Please click here to register for the event! You must register to attend the event. You may also call U-Cycle at (217) 384-2302 to register for the event during business hours, Monday-Friday, 8:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.