The final tally for Franczek Radelet’s months-long investigation into allegations of medical mistreatment by coaches: $633,703, a UI spokesman told The News-Gazette on Tuesday.
That brings the 2015 total to $1,363,255 for two independent investigations into Illini athletics conducted by Chicago law firms.
Earlier, it was revealed that Pugh, Jones & Johnson racked up $651,671 in legal fees for a probe into accusations of abuse by women’s basketball players.
It’s been a year of unanticipated big bills for UI athletics, which has an annual budget that exceeds $80 million.
Among the other expenses:
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