CHAMPAIGN, Ill. (WCIA) — Drivers on Interstate 74 will soon see signs honoring a late Champaign state senator.
IDOT will hang the signs up along portions of I-74 between Route 45 and the Indiana state line Thursday, according to State Senator Paul Faraci (D-Champaign).
Faraci, a friend of Bennett and his successor in the Illinois State Senate, announced he is holding a dedication ceremony for the new signs Thursday morning at 10 a.m. in Oakwood at the village hall. He passed the legislation for the signs last year. Family and friends of Bennett will also be in attendance.
Bennett died in December 2022 due to a brain tumor.
