Weather, attendance look good for the weekend

CHAMPAIGN – Lucas Thurman, who's expecting about 40,000 guests this weekend, is ecstatic about weather forecasts.

"I'm thrilled with 45 and dry," said Thurman, sports and marketing director for the Champaign County Convention and Visitors Bureau.

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