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The Downtown Urbana Historic District is a commercial historic district encompassing seven city blocks in downtown Urbana, Illinois. The buildings in the district reflects downtown Urbana's development as the county seat of Champaign County and a regional commercial center. While Urbana was founded in the 1830s and began its development in the ...
The Champaign–Urbana metropolitan area, also known as Champaign–Urbana and Urbana–Champaign as well as Chambana (colloquially), is a metropolitan area in east-central Illinois. As defined by the Office of Management and Budget (OMB), the metropolitan area has a population of 235,608 as of the 2023 U.S. Census Bureau estimate, which ranks ...
The Urbana area was first settled by Europeans in 1822, [4] when it was called "Big Grove". [5] When the county of Champaign was organized in 1833, the county seat was located on 40 acres of land, 20 acres donated by William T. Webber and 20 acres by M. W. Busey, considered to be the city's founder, and the name "Urbana" was adopted [4] after Urbana, Ohio, the hometown of State Senator John W ...
Jul. 26—CHAMPAIGN — Dr. William Youngerman is no stranger to redevelopment projects in downtown Champaign, and now he's planning another one — pending city council approval — for a city ...
Sep. 25—CHAMPAIGN — Downtown Champaign's oldest high-rise has received a facelift. Fifty years after it was completed for a reported $3 million, the lobbies, bathrooms and the other common ...
August 28, 1989 (202 E. Daniel St. Champaign: 10: Building at 201 North Market Street: Building at 201 North Market Street: November 7, 1997 (201 N. Market St.
Aug. 14—At 2 p.m. Fridays, our Kathy Reiser answers reader questions. Put her to the test by clicking here or email kreiser@news-gazette.com. CHAMPAIGN — State authorities say Punch Bar ...
The Champaign Downtown Commercial District is a commercial historic district encompassing 19.4 acres (7.9 ha) in downtown Champaign, Illinois.The district includes some of the oldest parts of the city's downtown, and its buildings represent the city's development in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries.