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Law enforcement runs from Fischer to Champaign for Special Olympics
CHAMPAIGN COUNTY, Ill. (WCIA) — It was all smiles across Champaign County on Friday as law enforcement participated in an annual tradition — the Law Enforcement Torch Run benefiting Special Olympics.
The Torch Run is the largest public awareness and fundraising event for Special Olympics Illinois. In Champaign County, officers started running at 5:30 in the morning in Fischer.
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The route took them through Rantoul, Thomasboro, Urbana and Champaign and ended at the Olympic Monument at Parkland College in the early afternoon. That's a distance of 17 miles.
Gymnast Summer Nagele said the Special Olympics program creates fun opportunities for athletes all over the world and she was among the many who were helped by it.
'I really like Special Olympics, and it has helped me learn a whole lot of different sports and see which ones I like and which ones I don't like,' Nagele said.
Torch runs similar to Friday's happened all over Illinois and will continue into next week, when the Illinois Special Olympics Summer Games start in Bloomington.
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