State appeal dismays Provena Covenant Medical Center

URBANA – Provena Covenant Medical Center and its parent company, Provena Health, are digging in to fight the latest attempt by the Illinois Department of Revenue to remove the Urbana hospital's property tax exemption.

"We will pursue this matter through to, and including, every last avenue available to us," Provena Health spokeswoman Lisa Lagger vowed Friday, after hearing the state won't accept a judge's ruling in July that had restored the tax exemption for Covenant that the Department of Revenue took away last year.

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