11 Facts About Urbana Illinois

Urbana Illinois area was first settled by Europeans in 1822, when it was called "Big Grove".

The town of West Urbana Illinois grew up around the train depot built there in 1854, and in 1861 its name was changed to Champaign.

Champaign-Urbana Illinois was selected as the site for a new state agricultural school, thanks to the efforts of Clark Griggs.

Downtown Urbana is located southwest of the intersection of its two busiest streets: U S 150 and U S 45 .

The City of Urbana Illinois installs special red and green street signs, reading "Candlestick Lane" and "Grant Place" during the Holiday season.

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Urbana Illinois returned to work as a history teacher at Urbana High School, where he worked until his death in 1966 at the age of 53.

Not part of the Urbana School District, University Laboratory High School, locally known as Uni High, is a publicly funded laboratory school located on the campus of the University of Illinois in Urbana.

Urbana Illinois Dog Park, located on East Perkins Road, is a place to walk one's dog without a leash.

City of Urbana Illinois has been awarded a major grant from Sister Cities International to undertake a trilateral pilot project involving Urbana Illinois, Zomba, Malawi, and the Haizhu District, China.

Urbana Illinois has had a Sister City relationship with Zomba since 2008, another relationship with Haizhu District, Guangzhou City, China since 2012, and added a third sister city charter with Thionville, France in 2014.

Urbana Illinois is one of only three cities in the United States to be awarded a Sino-African grant.