Growth, stability of Champaign County convince banks to move into market

CHAMPAIGN – Thar's gold in them hills. And thar's banks in these flatlands – lots of 'em.

At the start of the year, 14 banks had 40 offices in Champaign, Urbana and Savoy – and that didn't count credit unions.

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