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  • A temporary farewell to the Altgeld bells

    Dec 20, 2024 1:30 pm by Jodi HeckelBehind the Scenes
    Workers from White’s Clock and Carillon Northeast pound to loosen the nuts on the bolts holding the massive bells in the Altgeld Hall chimes tower. Photos by Fred Zwicky

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    • Workers from White’s Clock and Carillon Northeast pound to loosen the nuts on the bolts holding the massive bells in the Altgeld Hall chimes tower. Photos by Fred Zwicky

    he tower’s 15 bells have provided a soundtrack for the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign campus for more than 100 years. Now they are being removed for the first time since they were installed in 1920.