Hall shared on Facebook that REO Speedwagon, which formed in Illinois, will be the grand marshals at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign's homecoming parade on Sept. 26. In addition, the school's band, the Marching Illini, will be performing selections of REO's music during the halftime show on Sept. 27, with the rockers playing along.
"I am honored to have been approached by representatives of the University of Illinois, and invited to appear on the field for the Homecoming Game halftime show on September 27," Cronin wrote on social media, noting it's "been too many years to count" since he and his REO Speedwagon bandmates, Hall, Neal Doughty and Alan Gratzer, have all been together.