Five drug court are just days away from making the grade

URBANA – Three men and two women who have 49 criminal convictions among them are scheduled to graduate from Champaign County's drug court program Monday.

Barring any last-minute falls from the wagon, the group will walk out the door of the Champaign County courthouse as the 16th class to complete the program overseen by Judge Jeff Ford since its inception in March 1999. Assuming all five make it, it will bring to 77 the total number to have completed the program.

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