A lawsuit filed Monday in Champaign County Circuit Court contends that contamination from a natural gas leak north of Mahomet has spread to additional residential water wells.

Seventeen people are suing Peoples Gas for damages related to a natural gas leak north of Mahomet that affected their drinking water.

A natural gas leak in north Mahomet has contaminated drinking water in at least five homes, and a Champaign lawyer wants answers.

Champaign County State's Attorney Julia Rietz and opponent and Assistant Public Defender George Vargas found little to agree on during a candidates' forum Thursday. He alleged "incompetence" on the part of her office, referencing the weekend shootings near the University of Illinois, and why suspect Robbie Patton was allowed to spend time in a Corrections boot camp, and was not imprisoned for a prior incident.