Champaign Police Department takes the plunge for 2026 Special Olympics Polar Plunge

Champaign, IL – The Champaign Police Department congratulated its “Plungers”—Officers Watkins, Barnhart, and retired Officer Canales—for participating in the 2026 Special Olympics Illinois Region I Polar Plunge at Lake of the Woods.

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