About Champaign-Urbana

Champaign and Urbana are twin cities located in east central Illinois with a combined population of about 236,000 in the metropolitan area. It is home to the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign and is well-known for its progressive, micro-urban feel and its excellent neighborhoods, schools, and parks. It features three vibrant commercial areas, with dozens of locally-owned restaurants, nightclubs, shops, and boutiques.

Champaign-Urbana appears on many top-ten lists for its tech opportunities, local culture, and forward-looking city policies. It sits within the highly productive agricultural region of Champaign County, which has some of the best soils in the world. Champaign-Urbana is well connected to other cities, with daily flights to Chicago, Dallas and Charlotte and frequent train and bus service to Chicago.