CHAMPAIGN, Ill. (WAND) — Downtown Champaign visitors will have an extra reason to shop local this holiday season. The City of Champaign is offering up to two hours of free parking in the Hill Street Parking Deck throughout the month of December.

From December 1–31, 2025, anyone using the deck for hourly parking will automatically receive a two-hour discount. Drivers who stay longer than two hours will simply have the equivalent of two hours deducted from their total fee. No proof of purchase is required.

City officials say the goal is to make it easier for residents and visitors to support local shops and restaurants during one of the busiest shopping months of the year. Parking in the deck — along with all metered downtown spaces — is already free on City Holidays, Saturdays, and Sunday

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