Rietz easily holds off Democratic challenger

Champaign County State's Attorney Julia Rietz says her easy victory in Tuesday's Democratic primary shows at least one issue her Republican opponent this fall is pressing doesn't resonate with voters.

In the primary, Urbana attorney Alfred Ivy III criticized Rietz's office for a lack of consistency in the charges it files for various crimes. He said they were overly harsh in many cases, involving both youths and adults, particularly minorities, creating disparities in whom the county prosecutes and how.

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