Members of the Illini 4000 make their way through the North Quad and under paddles held by Nancy Mings of Champaign, left, and Kathy Metcalf of Urbana, of the Prairie Dragon Paddlers. The caravan — made up of University of Illinois students who bike across the U.S.
on a mission to bring awareness to the cancer experience while raising money for research and patient support services — was on its way to Beckman Institute in Urbana on Wednesday. To subscribe, click here. To submit a letter to the editor, click here.
Want to purchase today’s print edition? Here’s a map of single-copy locations. Sign up for our daily newsletter here Staff writer Luke Taylor caught up with two groups of bicyclists who arrived Wednesday to spend Thursday in C-U — one during their cross-country journey and one as part of a tour of central Illinois. Members of the Illini 4000 bikers chat at the Beckman Institute for a break on UI campus in Urbana on Wednesday, June 12 , 2024.
Illini 4000 This year’s Illini 4000 group has made it back from New York after setting out May 25. They arrived at the Beckman Institute to visit with the Cancer Center at Illinois, a longtime supporter of the ride. "The riders have embarked on an incredible cross-country journey to fight cancer and we’re glad to spend some time with them before they continue their trip west," CCI outreach specialist Jessica Clegg said.
Said Illini 4000 president Zona Hrnjak: "The first 2 1/2 weeks of the ride up until Champaign is .
