Illinois 52 Western Illinois 3…What a difference a year makes.The Illinois Illini and their no. 12 ranked football team began the season quite well with a excellent performance dismantling the Western Illinois Leatherneck’s in Memorial Stadium in Champagne Illinois on a dusky Friday night.Luke Altmeyer threw for three touchdowns in the win.The Illini hope their star quarterback can recapture some magic and lead the Illini to a Big Ten west title in 025.The Illini travel south to play Duke on Saturday.