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CHAMPAIGN – Building upon the smart infrastructure investments supported by Senator Paul Faraci, the Illinois Department of Transportation announced an additional $200 million in road and bridge improvement projects is coming to Champaign and Vermilion Counties.

“Fixing our roads and bridges is good for the safety of our community and our local economy,” said Faraci (D-Champaign). “It’s good to see IDOT giving our area a fair share of the taxpayer dollars that go into infrastructure improvements.”

As part of IDOT’s latest Multi-Year Plan under Rebuild Illinois, the district Faraci represents will see 51 infrastructure projects totaling $201,626,000 over the next six years.

Some of the most vital projects coming to the area include:

• 7.24 miles of repaving and repairs to I-74 between US-150 and the Illinois/Indiana border.
• 3 miles of ADA improvements and repaving to US-45/Neil St. from Springfield Ave. in Champaign to Curtis Rd. in Savoy.
• 1.76 miles of repaving and median repair on US-136 between Rantoul Foods and Broadmeadow Elementary School.

Congratulations to Danville Area Community College’s newly-elected Student Trustee, DeCarlo Flagg!

CHAMPAIGN – State Senator Paul Faraci and State Representative Carol Ammons will be hosting a Mobile DMV event to give the community a one-stop shop to quickly renew their driver’s license or license plate stickers.

“Mobile DMV events are extremely convenient for our residents,” said Faraci (D-Champaign). “By hosting this event, Representative Ammons and I are ensuring that community members have easy and efficient access to essential resources.”

The event will take place Friday, Aug. 4 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Urbana City Building located at 400 S. Vine St. Services being offered include renewal or correction of driver’s licenses, issuing, renewal or correction of a State ID, renewal of license plate stickers and more.

For more information, contact Senator Faraci at 217-355-5252 or visit SenatorFaraci.com.

SPRINGFIELD – State Senator Paul Faraci’s legislation to expand university admissions opportunities to community college transfer students who meet certain academic requirements was signed into law.

“This will give community college students a clear path on how to secure their admission into four-year Illinois colleges,” said Faraci (D-Champaign). “We’re giving more students across our state the chance to stay in Illinois for higher education.”

Under the new law, Eastern Illinois University, Northern Illinois University, Southern Illinois University and Western Illinois University will create a four-year admissions program that admits community college transfer students each semester, beginning with the 2024-2025 academic school year.

The new program would guarantee university admission to all applicants who have enrolled at an Illinois community college after graduating from an Illinois high school, have earned a minimum of 36 graded, transferable semester hours at the time of application to the university, have attained a minimum grade point average of 3.0 in all completed transferable coursework, and have satisfied the university’s English language proficiency requirement.