Memorial service held for Illinois state Sen. Scott Bennett

By CBS Chicago Team December 19, 2022 / 6:27 PM / CBS Chicago URBANA, Ill. (CBS) -- Leaders across Illinois said their goodbyes Monday to Illinois ...

December 20, 2022
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By CBS Chicago Team December 19, 2022 / 6:27 PM / CBS Chicago URBANA, Ill. (CBS) -- Leaders across Illinois said their goodbyes Monday to Illinois state Sen. Scott Bennett (D-Champaign).The memorial service was held at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, where Bennett attended law school. Gov. JB Pritzker was in attendance.Bennett had served in the Illinois State Senate since 2015, representing Champaign and Vermilion counties.In a statement, his wife said he died of complications from a brain tumor.

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