Power to Gateway Studios cut off; housing found for residents

CHAMPAIGN – The Gateway Studios drama appeared to draw to a close Tuesday, after AmerenIP shut off electricity to the former motel and city officials said they had found temporary housing for roughly 30 residents.

The shutoff of electricity came at 1:35 p.m., after AmerenIP attorneys came to the conclusion they weren't bound by a state law that requires tenants of an apartment building to be given 10 days' notice before power can be shut off.

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