On April 7th, 2020, the Champaign City Council held their first ever fully-electronic Council meeting. The meeting lasted only 25 minutes, but Council managed to vote on, and unanimously pass, 11 different agenda items. The shortness of the meeting, and the number of items passed without any discussion, may itself…
The emergency order unanimously pass by Urbana City Council on March 16th 2020 continues to come under scrutiny by citizens. We’ve just received notice that since Mayor Diane Marlin has shut down all citizen access to the services offered at the Urbana City Building, citizens now cannot submit police or…
CU-Underground is in possession of documents which show that the City of Champaign is refusing to reveal any information about the “threats” that were allegedly issued to Mayor Deborah Frank Feinen and other City Council Members after they unanimously passed an ordinance would give the Mayor martial-law type powers during…
On March 27th, 2020, a set of images began circulating on social media showing Rantoul Illinois Police Officer Kyle Donovan very flagrantly violating Governor Pritzker’s state-wide order on social distancing. The pictures show Donovan standing very closely to two young boys (with whom he has no relation) and placing his…
On March 23rd, 2020, the Urbana City Council held a meeting that brought scrutiny from citizens. Urbana City Mayor Diane Wolfe Marlin directly and willfully violated the Illinois Open Meetings Act by holding a meeting that did not allow for public access or public input. The meeting was held behind…
On March 23rd, 2020, the Urbana City Council held a meeting that brought scrutiny from citizens. Urbana City Clerk Charlie Smyth took part in violating the Illinois Open Meetings Act by arranging a meeting that did not allow for public access or public input. The meeting was held behind locked…
On March 23rd, 2020, the Urbana City Council held a meeting that brought scrutiny from citizens. Urbana City Council member William Colbrook took part in violating the Illinois Open Meetings Act by holding a meeting that did not allow for public access or public input. The meeting was held behind…
On March 23rd, 2020, the Urbana City Council held a meeting that brought scrutiny from citizens. Urbana City Council member Dennis Roberts took part in violating the Illinois Open Meetings Act by holding a meeting that did not allow for public access or public input. The meeting was held behind…
On March 23rd, 2020, the Urbana City Council held a meeting that brought scrutiny from citizens. Urbana City Council member Bill Brown took part in violating the Illinois Open Meetings Act by holding a meeting that did not allow for public access or public input. The meeting was held behind…
