# @illinois_alumni on Instagram

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- **Original URL:** https://www.instagram.com/p/DPCDoeUDVsI
- **Gondola URL:** https://gondola.cc/posts/34955939-illinois-alumni-instagram
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- **Posted:** 2025-09-25T16:35:00.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** Illinois Alumni (@Illinois_Alumni) — https://gondola.cc/Illinois_Alumni

## Caption

🎸 Before the sold-out stadiums…⁣
Before the Billboard hits…⁣
Before they return to lead the Illinois Homecoming Parade…⁣
There was a residence hall.⁣
And two Illini with a dream.⁣
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REO Speedwagon was born at Illinois — and their story is as loud, legendary, and unexpected as their sound. 🧡💙⁣
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Dive into The Nine Lives of REO Speedwagon — and discover how two students in ISR started a band that became a global rock phenomenon.⁣
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🔗 in bio to read now!⁣
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#REOSpeedwagon #ILLINOISalumni #WhereLegendsBegin

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wherelegendsbegin, illinoisalumni, reospeedwagon

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