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Schools
Champaign Community Unit School District #4
Elementry schools
- Barkstall
- Bottenfield
- B.T. Washington
- Carrie Busey
- Dr. Howard
- Garden Hills
- Kenwood
- Robeson
- South Side
- Stratton
- Westview
Middle Schools
- Edison
- Franklin
- Jefferson
High Schools
Academic Acedemy
- Central
- Centennial
Alternative Schools
- Columbia Center
Colleges
Champaign is home to Parkland Community College and the nearby city of Urbana is home to one of the finest universities in the country: University of Illinois.
Parks
Champaign Illinois has many parks & recreation areas and other small parks with basketball, tennis and volleyball courts.
There are also many playgrounds for family outings and picnics where the children can safely play.
Some of the more prominent Champaign, Illinois attractions include: Staerkel Planetarium.
Economy
Our local economy is driven primarily by the University of Illinois but also includes many local businesses, family entertainment venues, restaurants and fine dining establishments as well as the many sporting events help through out the year.
Music
An interesting group of local muscians: REO Speedwagon are also from Champaign, Illinois.
Histoic Sites and Museums
The Champaign Illinois area is home to many historic sites and museums such as: John Philip Sousa Library & Museum, Orpheum Children's Science Museum, William M. Staerkel Planetarium and the Krannert Art Museum
Fine Dining
Champaign has some of the finest, award-winning, owner-operated restaurants in downstate Illinois.
- Alexander's Steakhouse
- Bacaro
- Biaggis
- El Toro
- Escobar's
- Jim Gould's
- Lonestar
- Outback Steakhouse
- Red Lobster
The following information is provied by wikipedia.
History
Champaign was founded in 1855, wehn the Illinois Central Railroad laid its rail track two miles west of downtown Urbana.
Originallly call "West Urbana," it was renamed Champaign when it acquired a city charter in 1860. Both the city and the county name were derived from Champaign Coutny, Ohio.
On September 22, 1985, Champaign hosted the first Farm Aid concert at the University of Illinois' Memorial Stadium. The concert drew a crowd of 80,000 people and raised ocer $7 million for American family farmers.
In 2005, Champaign-Urbana (Specifically the University of Illinois) was the location of the National Science Olympiad tournament, attracting young scientists from all 50 states. The city also hots the state Science Olympiad competition every year. The University of Illinois is next expected to host the National competition in 2010.
Landmarks and Districts
The Champaign City Building serves as the City hall and is a recognizable landmark. As one of the most visible buildings in the downtown district, it serves as a city symbol, with its likeness featured on the city seal. The ornate decoration, art deco architecture, and copper roof all help to distinguish the building.
The building was originally used by the city as the headquarters for the fire department. It later became the headquarters for the police deparment, complete with indoor shooting range, before becoming the current city offices.
The newly-renamed Tower at 3rd (formerly Champaign Hilton, Century 21, Quality Inn, University Inn, Presidential Tower) is located in the Campustown district and is over twenty stories high. A hotel until 2001, it currently houses student aparments and several University of Illinois offices, including the Office of Continuing Education. The Tower and a massive art-deco apartment complex a few blocks away form a scenic duo in the center of Campustown, giving it a city feel.
In the 1980's part of the downtown Champaign area (Neil St.) was closed to vehicular traffic to create a pedestrian mall, but this short-lived experiment was scrapped when business declined. Initiated by Jon "Cody" Sokolski of One Main Development, the downtown area of Champaign was recently the target of a largely successful revitalization effort designed to bring more businesses into the area and return the downtown district to the center of city life.
In addition to efforts which restored the facades on many of the historic buildings, additional construction projects including restaurants, bars, shops, office space, and condominiums, have recently increased the size of the downtown area, while still maintaining the distinct turn-of-the-century architecture associated with the city.
The new growth in downtown Champaign has coincided with the larger growth of the "north Prospect" shopping district on the city's northern boundary, The growth in the north Prospect area relies, in part, on leapfrogging, moving out to the countryside and developing more remote farm land that eventually connects to the main development. Giving the overwhelming success of such suburban shopping areas nationally, new development within any city center represents an alternative to the dominant movement out and away from the cities.
In April 2007 One Main Development broke ground on a nine story $30 million dollar mixed use project, the largest ever for downtown Champaign Illinois, to be located at the corner of Neil and Church Street. M2 on Neil will feature ground floor retail, offices and 50 condominiums, The project is expected to be complete in late 2008. The City of Champaign is also constructing a six story parking structure on Hill Street. Construction on this project is expected to begin in January and be completed by Fall 2008.
The Historic Virginia Theatre is a recently-restored 1525-seat movie theater, dating back to the 1920's. It has an ornate, Spanish Renaissance-influenced interior, full stage and dressing rooms, and an elaborate Wurlitzer pipe organ. It hosts Roger Ebert's Overlooked Film Festival and has a single 56'x23' screen. The theater does not have a daily show schedule, but schedules special screenings and live performances several times each month.
Campustown is located along Green Street, this commercial district serves as the entertainment and retail center for students at the University of Illinois. This area has been undergoing great change since 2002 with the completion of a new $7 million streetscape project. Campustown is now attracting new retail and entertainment stores as well as serving as the center for new construction projects. Several new projects will be opening in 2008 including the 18 story Burnham high-rise and grocery store at 4th and Springfield, and a new 24 story apartment building at 309 East Green Street.
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The average commute time for Champaign workers is 15 minutes, compared with 26 minutes nationwide.
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Champaign Real Estate - on Fire!
Sadly, this story is not about the Champaign Real Estate market as much as it about a landmark that is currently burning. The Metropolitan building as it commonly known is located at the corner of Neil and Church is as I write this blog it is burning down. The second and third stories have just collapsed. The call for the fire was received at around 5:15 this morning. Currently there are about 19 trucks and countless numbers of firefighters trying to control the blaze. The local news channels are reporting that no one was in the building, that is certainly good news.
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