February 15 Roundup: Settlement in Sonya Massey Case and Urbana’s mayoral candidates make their cases

SPRINGFIELD (AP) — Attorneys for the family of Sonya Massey say a $10 million settlement from county officials in Illinois is the “first step in getting full justice” for the Black woman fatally shot by a sheriff's deputy. An attorney says the settlement from Sangamon County will go to Massey's two teenage children. 

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CHAMPAIGN – Dozens of students at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign met with campus officials Monday to share their concerns about recent reductions in programming at Bruce D. Nesbitt African American Cultural Center.

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URBANA - Both candidates running for mayor in Urbana’s Feb. 25 Democratic primary say they’re committed to addressing staff retention challenges in the city’s police department.

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