State Sen. Scott Bennett dies at age 45

State Sen. Scott Bennett, D-Champaign, waves goodbye to a group of students in their classroom while visiting Franklin STEAM Academy on Feb. 12, 20...

December 10, 2022
5:34 AM

State Sen. Scott Bennett, D-Champaign, waves goodbye to a group of students in their classroom while visiting Franklin STEAM Academy on Feb. 12, 2019, in Champaign. Rick Danzl/The News-Gazette URBANA — The Champaign County coroner has confirmed the death of state Sen. Scott Bennett, D-Champaign.Duane Northrup said Sen. Bennett died at 1:15 p.m. Friday at Carle Foundation Hospital in Urbana of an undisclosed medical condition. First responders were initially called to his Champaign home just before 3 a.

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