Saturday, November 7, 2009 East Central Illinois

Similar street names breed confusion in Champaign

By Mike Monson
Saturday, July 26, 2008 8:10 AM CDT

CHAMPAIGN – Misdelivered mail. Misdelivered pizzas. A stranger rummaging through his garage. You want war stories? Steve Scopel's got 'em.

Scopel and other residents of similarly named streets say the situation has resulted in unending confusion and, though it hasn't happened yet, they're worried that police or other emergency personnel, like an ambulance driver, could make the same mistake.

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