Going back to school a nice option, sometimes a necessity

CHAMPAIGN – Twenty-two years into her job, Cindy Johnson says she's ready for a change.

An Army veteran, Johnson loves her job helping detectives with rap sheets and statistics at the Champaign Police Department.

A health scare, though, brought her a new career. Given a diagnosis of heart disease, Johnson, 56, changed her eating and exercise habits.

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