This group of fans, some for Illinois, some for Purdue, enjoyed some tailgating near Ross-Ade Stadium. Lyle Busboom and his young daughter, Phoebe, from Lake Village, Ind., are in the foreground. They were joined by friends and family from Rantoul and Paxton in Illinois as well as from Crown Point, Ind.

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Amy Moushan of Lafayette, Ind. and Lindsay Moushan from Naperville, Ill., show their Illini colors prior to the Illinois-Purdue game.

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Terry Roderick, a 1966 Illinois grad, and Jim Beyer, both from Williamsport, Ind., celebrated in style before the Illinois-Purdue game in West Lafayette, Ind.

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