Officially, 'holiday' a big mess

CHAMPAIGN – Early last March 2, toting empty beer kegs out the back door, Kyle Long and a buddy encountered some surprise guests: two men in blue, or in this case, the tan and green of the Champaign Police Department.

Both University of Illinois students were over 21 and had no underage drinkers in their all-senior house. But the law says you can have only one keg at a time during "Unofficial St. Patrick's Day," and well, rules are rules.

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