May 18 2012 - Southwest MTD tables decisions
CHAMPAIGN — Members of the Champaign Southwest Mass Transit District board may survey the approximately 2,200 residents of the district about whether they want it to continue to exist as a way of blocking expansion of the larger Champaign-Urbana Mass Transit District. read more |
May 09 2012 - Dual County Drug Bust
VERMILION & CHAMPAIGN COUNTIES -- Five people face charges after an in-depth investigation into the trafficking of cannabis. |
May 08 2012 - Couple arrested for aggravated battery at Illinois Terminal
CHAMPAIGN — A man and woman who allegedly attacked a fellow passenger at the Illinois Terminal in downtown Champaign Friday afternoon were arrested for aggravated battery. Champaign police Sgt. Tom Frost said about 12:30 p.m. the couple were arguing loudly with each other when another man who was waiting for a bus suggested to them that they calm down or move their dispute elsewhere. read more |
May 05 2012 - Decatur man arrested at Champaign bus terminal in drug case
URBANA — A Decatur man faces up to 15 years in prison if convicted of having crack cocaine intended for sale on him this week. Frank Davis Jr., 32, was charged Thursday with possession with intent to deliver a controlled substance and possession of a controlled substance after being arrested at the Illinois Terminal in downtown Champaign Wednesday. read more |
May 05 2012 - Decatur Man Busted For Drugs In Champaign
CHAMPAIGN, IL- A Decatur man has been arrested on drug charges in Champaign. Illinois State Police acted on a tip that 32 year-old Frank Davis Jr. would be traveling on a Greyhound bus from Chicago to |
April 27 2012 - Missing Champaign man found in Indiana
CHAMPAIGN — Champaign police said a 62-year-old man who left the Heartland Health Care Center in Champaign Monday morning has been located in Terre Haute, Ind. Champaign police spokeswoman Rene Dunn said Wednesday afternoon that James Stout, 62, was found unharmed at a home there. Sgt. Dave Griffet said he believed that Stout took a bus to the home of a relative. read more |
April 22 2012 - Request for bus service reignites conflict between districts
CHAMPAIGN — After a brief lull following a court ruling that favored neither side, Champaign-Urbana's transit war is heating up again. This time it's over a request from the new Champaign County YMCA and the Windsor West Apartments complex, both in southwest Champaign, for more bus service. read more |
March 26 2012 - Missouri U. looks to Ill. bus system for improvements
CHAMPAIGN-URBANA, Ill. — Of the three educational bus trips to Midwestern towns organized by Columbia, Mo. city officials, a visit to the University of Illinois showed the largest disparity between the city of Columbia’s bus system, which serves Missouri University , and other school systems, Missourian reported. |
March 13 2012 - Final bus trip gives Columbia chance to reflect on transit
CHAMPAIGN-URBANA, Ill. — The difference is like night and day. Of the three educational bus trips to Midwestern towns organized by Columbia city officials, the final installment, a visit to the home of the University of Illinois on Friday, was the most jaw-dropping. The disparity between Champaign-Urbana’s robust bus system, a nationally recognized juggernaut, and Columbia’s, is striking. The ... |
March 10 2012 - Final bus trip features 'impressive' system
CHAMPAIGN-URBANA, Ill. — For Columbia city government's third and final trip to observe bus systems in other Midwestern university towns, city officials and alternative transit advocates traveled Friday to the home of the University of Illinois where the independent Champaign-Urbana Mass Transit District provides service. |
February 21 2012 - UI students to vote on MTD fee increase
University of Illinois students will decide next month whether they want to increase the fee to ride buses on campus. The Champaign-Urbana Mass Transit District gathered about 4,300 signatures last week to place a question on the ballot during spring elections next month. The district needed 3,500 signatures to get it on the ballot. read more |
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