This year the Illinois Marathon has the marathon race distance back!   Savoy joined with Champaign and Urbana so that the distance for the marathon could be accomplished.  About 4 miles of the marathon will run through Savoy and is a great opportunity (close to home) to see the race and cheer runners on.  The race is held on Saturday, April 27 beginning at 7:30 AM and the race time limit is described as 6 hours.  Specific information (about traffic control etc.) will come to those along the route from race organizers. 

The event is a positive and fun event and volunteers are needed for the race – many positions are right here in Savoy.  The Village of Savoy will have some fun signs along the route to welcome runners to Savoy. It is fun to volunteer and as a past volunteers highly recommend the experience!
 
RACE WEBSITES
 
Volunteer Sign up:
https://illinoismarathon.com/get-involved/volunteer/volunteer-sign-up/
 
The route:
https://illinoismarathon.com/wp-content/uploads/IL_Marathon.pdf?x93355
 
General website:
https://raceroster.com/events/2024/75692/christie-clinic-illinois-race-weekend-2024?gad_source=5&gclid=EAIaIQobChMIyYO4stvThAMVSUpHAR04Zg4EEAAYASAAEgKfUfD_BwE

On Saturday, April 20, 2024 ... a Community Clean-Up Day will be held in the Champaign/Urbana/Savoy area and residents of Prairie Fields Subdivision can participate in this event. One of the clean-up sites will be along U.S Route 45 in Savoy and as we are all residents of Savoy, we are hoping that some of the residents can participate in this event.

All volunteers are scheduled to meet at 9:00 AM on Saturday, April 20th in the parking lot of the Savoy Applebee's restaurant, at the intersection of Curtis Road and Route 45.  Volunteers will be given tee shirts as a token of appreciation plus trash bags, safety vests, and trash grabber sticks will be handed out to help with the work. Volunteers will be asked to sign a Release Form to participate.  Also, a free lunch will be provided at Scott Park in Champaign, for all participants.

This event is being organized by the local park districts, municipalities & the University of Illinois.  To sign up, please go to this site:  Boneyard Creek Community Day - Home

Boneyard Creek Community Day
Mission  – To promote appreciation, stewardship and naturalizing of our local urban stream corridors. Purpose – To engage the community in awareness and responsibility of naturalizing and...
www.boneyardcreek.org