July 23, 2008

Online tickets sales for the 2008 Illini Summer Bash will remain open until Noon on Friday, July 25. Tickets purchased online will be picked up at Will Call at the event. This is your last chance to purchase tickets in advance. Tickets also will be available at the event for $30.

Special Announcements:

Along with Coach Zook and his staff, please join former Illini greats Kurt Kittner, Jerry Hester, Kiwane Garris and others to kick-off the 2008 Football season and celebrate Illinois athletics! Jerry Hester will be our emcee for the night, which promises to be an exciting event. Attendees will have the opportunity to win various raffle prizes. Among those prizes are two Colonnades Club seats in the newly renovated Memorial Stadium for the homecoming game vs. Minnesota along with one night hotel accommodations.

If that is not enough; this year's silent auction is packed with amazing must-have items:

• An authentic Illini football helmet signed by Coach Zook
• An authentic Illini football signed by Coach Zook
• An authentic Illini basketball signed by Coach Weber
• Indiana Game-Day Package: Four tickets, parking pass and personal tour with former Illinois quarterback and current Illinois Radio Network Analyst Kurt Kittner
• Two tickets to the football game vs. Ohio State
• Four tickets to the Chicago White Sox vs. Los Angeles Angels
• Four Cubs tickets
• Two courtside Illinois men's basketball tickets vs. Georgia at United Center
• Two tickets on the Illinois men's basketball team bench vs. Georgia at United Center
• Graduation Banners: year 1989, 1996-2010

Game Day Spirit in Champaign will also be joining us at Joe's, allowing you the opportunity to check out and purchase the newest apparel for the 2008 season.

You can't miss this event! Buy your tickets HERE!