Champaign council to discuss discount for marathon organizer

CHAMPAIGN – City council member Deborah Frank Feinen wants the new Illinois Marathon to get off on the right foot.

So Feinen, a runner herself, said she intends to propose Tuesday a reduction in how much the city will charge the marathon organizer, CasMar Events, to offset the estimated $19,880 in city police and public works costs to help run the event.

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