Dispute over county purchase resolved

URBANA – A kerfuffle between two county officials resolved itself peacefully within a day.

On Tuesday, Champaign County Auditor Tony Fabri, a Democrat, rejected a $41,000 no-bid contract sent over earlier by County Clerk Mark Shelden, a Republican.

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