Champaign attorney glad to be home, where he can give back

CHAMPAIGN – With his work experience and a degree in international trade and business law, Mark Palmer could probably be looking out the window of a high-rise toward Lake Michigan.

Instead, he gets a warm feeling as he looks out his window at Main Street in downtown Champaign.

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