Event will raise funds for refugee center

URBANA – The first-ever fundraiser for an agency that helps 2,500 refugees and immigrants each year will be held this weekend in Urbana.

The East Central Illinois Refugee Mutual Assistance Center will host an international dinner at 7 p.m. Saturday at St. Patrick Catholic Church, 708 E. Main St., U.

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