Don't let the heat get you down

CHAMPAIGN – Friday was not Jason Griffin's lucky day.

With temperatures pushing above 90 and humidity crushing like an unwelcome hug during the afternoon, Griffin and his fellow crew at Feutz Contractors prepared to lay concrete for sidewalk ramps ... right across the street from the Sholem Aquatic Center in Champaign.

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