Urbana hotel sold to Las Vegas company

Investors, leaders break ground on new hotel in Urbana

Investors and Champaign County leaders are hopeful that the new Cobblestone Hotel in Urbana will bring people to the city — and keep them there. Ground was broken at the three-acre site near the ...

Ceremonial groundbreaking set for downtown Urbana hotel renovation

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Oct. 28—URBANA — Urbana Mayor Diane Marlin has seen renderings of what the historic hotel at Lincoln Square is going to look like ...

Urbana hotel sold to Las Vegas company

URBANA, Ill. (WAND) – The winning bid for a closed Urbana hotel came from a company in Las Vegas. The News-Gazette reports JWM Venters LLC submitted the $1.3 million bid that won the Landmark Hotel.

Urbana hotel renovation likely to get new extension

A rendering of the façade of the renovated Hotel Royer in Urbana. A rendering of the façade of the renovated Hotel Royer in Urbana. URBANA — The company developing Hotel Royer, formerly the ...

Downtown Urbana's Hotel Royer hopes to open by end of 2024

Oct. 11—URBANA — The developer working to restore the 100-year-old former Urbana-Lincoln and Landmark Hotel feels optimistic that it will meet the Urbana City Council's Dec. 31, 2024, deadline to ...

Opening date set for historic hotel in Urbana

URBANA, Ill. (WCIA) — After years of trying, an opening date is finally set for a historic building in Urbana. “The light at the end of the tunnel is now the glow of the chandelier is in the ballroom, ...

Guest Commentary: Preserve, renovate Urbana hotel

As alderman of Ward 5, whose boundary includes the greatest part of downtown Urbana, I am naturally highly vested in the vitality of our downtown. I have placed considerable personal time into ...

Urbana hotel ordered closed over faulty fire-alarm system

URBANA, Ill. — A hotel near the University of Illinois’ main campus has been ordered closed because of a faulty fire-alarm system. Urbana fire officials issued the order Wednesday for the 198-room ...

No Renovations For Urbana Hotel

URBANA, Ill. (WAND): In the heart of downtown, the Urbana Landmark Hotel is hard to miss. "It was built in 1924," Urbana Mayor Diane Marlin says. "A group of Urbana citizens decided that a hotel would ...

Urbana Landmark Hotel depletes 1st year funding

After the city of Urbana saved the Urbana Landmark Hotel via an agreement made in November 2012, hotel owner Xiao Jin Yuan ran out of money in one year. In June 2012, he received an additional ...

Hotels Near Illini Union Hotel at U of I, Urbana

A new way to enjoy Hanauma BayThe new package from Roberts Hawaii includes transportation on electric bus and entry and is intended to ease crowding issues... We survived the internet, but what about ...

Urbana Police warning public of false warrant scams

URBANA, Ill. (WCIA) — The Urbana Police Department put out an alert Thursday, warning the public of a recent scam involving ...

Urbana missions conference that once drew 20,000 expected to fall far short

(RNS) — Organizers believe that the lingering effects of the COVID-19 pandemic and a struggling economy have likely caused attendance to falter. (RNS) — For the first time since 2018, thousands of ...

Urbana Police Dept. helping out with C-U Canteen Run

Some officers of the Urbana Police Department got a chance to switch up their normal duties and serve with the Salvation Army ...

Urbana PD detective awarded officer of the year for his community work

URBANA, Ill. (WCIA) — Since 1988, Urbana Police have been honoring one of their own as “Officer of the Year.” Now, detective ...

UPDATE: Second person dies after crash in Urbana, police seeking tips

URBANA, Ill. (WCIA) — A second person has died from injuries they received in a crash that happened in Urbana early on Sunday. 21-year-old Chloe Polzin from Deerfield was another passenger in the ...

Urbana Housing Needs Study calls on community for input

The study will analyze current housing data, any gaps in that data, learn about the community's experience and seek public ...

Urbana Announces New Location and Leadership with a Call to Mobilize Gen Z

PHOENIX, March 3, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- For nearly 80 years, Urbana has been one of the most influential student missions conferences in North America, challenging and equipping young adults to step ...

Urbana appoints new police chief

The city of Urbana has appointed Joshua Jacobs as the new police chief. “Josh brings more than 25 years of law enforcement ...

Manufacturer picks Urbana for $42 million expansion: ‘People make things happen here’

A reusable packaging manufacturer in Urbana will expand its Elm Street location by 30% by the middle of next summer, bringing more than 40 new jobs to the area over the next three years in a $42 ...