The expo was very well organized. The actual packet pickup and expo were in two separate gyms, which made for much less foot traffic to cross to getting your bib. This is nice if you're just into grabbing your bib and leaving. The shirt pick-up was in the rear of the expo gym, but the room was very spacious.

Parking for the expo was metered, unless you arrive after 5pm when the meters are no longer operated.
*Edit: Free parking is available all day at some locations around the Expo. Some of the closest being the basketball stadium (State Farm Center), the south half of E-14 lot. (Thanks Julia!)

Parking for the race was plentiful, and free, and close to the starting line if you picked the right lot (E-14 or Assembly Hall, the basketball stadium).

The race is held in oh-so-flat Champaign-Urbana. The race begins south of the basketball stadium and you travel north into campus town of the University of Illinois. Travel east into Urbana, and work your way down to Meadowbrook Park which has unique scenery of a prairie field with art installations peppered around. Back to campus town where the Half/Full split occurs and head west to Champaign. Around eventually to the Champaign Country Club, and finally back to the stadium.

The end of the half and the full are amazing. You run into the football stadium, into the field, and the finish line is positioned on the 50 yard line of the football field. Super cool.

All intersections are monitored by either police or volunteers.

There are 2 or 3 very minor hills, but the are spread over a few miles. Aid stations for the first half are about every 2-3 miles with water and Gatorade, and one Gu fuel station. The second half had 3 more fuel stations at 13.1, 17, and 21. With water and Gatorade every 1-2 miles.

Only drawback is you have to climb up the stadium seating to get out and to find the post race food.

Overall, amazing race, and a great place to try to set a PR.