Boy who admitted to racist remark given probation

URBANA – A rural Champaign youth who admitted making a racist remark to a woman at the Hillel Foundation on campus last spring was sentenced Friday to 18 months of probation.

"We have enough conflict between religions, races and cultures in this world. We don't need any more," Champaign County Judge Harry Clem told the 16-year-old.

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