Champaign County Regional Planning Commission

Transportation Concerns to be Addressed at Upcoming Meetings

Open to the public, the quarterly Human Service Transportation Plan meetings are set for March, June, September, and December around East Central Illinois

Annual Effort to Count People Experiencing Homelessness Underway in Champaign County

Volunteers recruited by the Champaign County Continuum of Service Providers to the Homeless will conduct the 2020 Point-in-Time count on Thursday, January 30

RPC Employee Wins Award for Outstanding New Social Worker

University of Illinois School of Social Work Alumni Association honors Annie Bruno for successfully transitioning from a great student into an accomplished professional social worker

Christmas Wish Comes True for Rantoul Teacher

Through their annual “Christmas Wishes” program, Mix 94.5 awarded Nichole Kitchens with $1,000 in December to purchase winter clothing and supplies for her classroom at the Rantoul Early Childhood Education Center.

Local Patrolman Gives Back to the RPC’s Workforce Development Program

Martinez completed his Law Enforcement degree in 2016 as a dislocated worker through the RPC’s Workforce Development program and returned to speak to local youth about the law enforcement pathway and personal safety.

2019 RPC Year in Review – A Year of Effective Strategies and Exceptional Outcomes

We look back on some of the big events and accomplishments at the RPC during 2019 as we start an exciting new decade.

RPC Honored for Freight Plan Designed to Improve Area Infrastructure and Business Opportunities

Saluted for its innovation, the Champaign-Urbana Region Freight Plan could serve as inspiration for other counties and organizations when taking on freight planning for the first time.

Youth Assessment Center Enrolling Youth in Special Project During Upcoming Events at Market Place Mall

The events will enroll youth between the ages of 12 and 17 in a project that is part of a partnership between the YAC and the University of Illinois Department of Psychology. Individuals who participate will be compensated for their time.

The RPC and RE/MAX Realty Associates Team Up to Give Families in Champaign County More to Be Thankful for This Holiday Season

For the second year in a row, a donation of more than two dozen gift baskets is helping the RPC ease the holiday burden on several families involved with its Early Childhood Education Program. The baskets were assembled and delivered to the RPC by representatives of RE/MAX Realty Associates in Champaign.

RPC Helps Champaign County Secure Grant to Improve Safety on Sidney/Homer Road

The Champaign County Highway Department saw the need to update safety and conditions along the road and worked with the Champaign Urbana Urbanized Area Transportation Study (CUUATS) to develop the grant request. Upgrades may include new and widened shoulders, centerline rumble strips, asphalt overlay, new or widened drainage structures, and more.