Fighting Illini athletics hope to visit all 102 counties in Illinois this summer. One of the stops--the Rhubarb Festival in Aledo where Kyle Messman and the U-of-I athletics staff have a blue and orange tent set up.

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Messman is a native of Philo, Illinois. He just received his undergrad degree last month and is now enrolled in Illinois' graduate program.