Top of the Morning, Sept. 29, 2026

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Sep. 29—Since Jan. 5: Hundreds of guests — in studio, on the phone, in Lot 31 — and growing. HAVE A TAILGATE STORY TO SHARE? Email Jim Rossow at Before Illini home games, we visit with fans pregaming outside Gies Memorial Stadium during "The News-Gazette Tailgate Show" (WDWS, WHMS, WSOY, WDAN). This week's program kicks off at noon with a bang — a Lot 31 concert put on by Champaign-based ...

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