The night train is a comin' it's home coming weekend. So let's sober up and put on a smile for the alumni as they return to watch the boys take on U of I. The fighting Illini are in the melting pot on this week's Fact Fondue.

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Official school colors are Illini Blue and Illini Orange...
They, like us, are a land grant university.

Along with this, they have the Lincoln Theater with a bust of Lincoln. Students rub this nose as well. Ours is located in the Union.

The library system is the third largest in the nation - behind Harvard and Yale
They actually have turtles as the trophy for the Illinois/OSU rivaly - each school raises their own.

Sachem - Illinois
Bucket and Dipper - OSU

They celebrate a fake St. Pat's day because the real one falls during Spring Break.
They have a Huff Hall
They developed Mosaic - the world's first web browser
Famous Alumni