Illinois Year in Review Top area athletes

Jul. 15—These Illini grew up in Champaign, Urbana and other area towns before donning the orange and blue. Beat writer Scott Richey spotlights 10 former area standouts who delivered for the Illini in the past year: Boswell might not have been an area high school star, but his time at Edison Junior High and Urbana Middle School made him a fan favorite when he transferred to Illinois two years ...