Illini football player Bo Flowers made new friends on a recent Hometown Heroes visit to the Champaign Park District Special Rec Summer Program. earlier this month. He visited with the children as well also had a question and answer session.

Hometown Heroes is a community outreach program that provides our student-athletes with opportunities to interact with youth from Champaign County while spreading a anti-drug, anti-gang and pro-Illini message. This program enables our student-athletes to develop their speaking skills while impacting the lives of others as they serve as role models for the youth of our community.