Seven weeks of speakers calling for Urbana to pass a Gaza cease-fire resolution was all too much for former Alderwoman Esther Patt, who charged that the city’s attention is being
Mayor Diane Marlin says she is hoping a resolution calling for "permanent peace" in Gaza will quell concerns voiced in public comment at the last six Urbana City Council meetings.
After a sixth city council meeting began with passionate public comment about a proposed resolution calling for a ceasefire in Gaza, Urbana Mayor Diane Marlin declared: “It is time to