County treasurer demands tax money back from Covenant

URBANA – Less than six months after Champaign County refunded five years worth of property tax money to Provena Covenant Medical Center, County Treasurer Dan Welch is demanding the money back.

Welch acted swiftly, sending the hospital a letter on Friday, just two days after the 4th District Appellate Court overturned a circuit court decision that had restored Covenant's on-again, off-again tax exemption.

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