Champaign Central students celebrated homecoming with a parade and football game against Mattoon on Oct. 5, 2007.

Illini fans enjoyed a gorgeous fall day before a 27-20 victory over Penn State while tailgating around Memorial Stadium on Sept. 29, 2007.

Hundreds of people sampled chili and washed it down with tastes of a variety of beer as downtown Urbana hosted its annual International Beer Tasting & Chili Cook-Off at Main Street and Broadway Avenue on Saturday, Sept. 22, 2007.

Heavy rain didn't dampen the spirits of participants in the 11th Annual Midwest Dachshund Festival at Danville's Lincoln Park on Saturday, Sept. 8, 2007. The event was sponsored by by Dachshund Rescue of North America.