Having banned Chief Illiniwek in 2007 amid protests and in response to an NCAA edict, Illinois will select a new mascot for the university, interim Chancellor Barbara Wilson announced Monday. The u… ...

The University of Illinois will begin the search for a new mascot nine years after it retired Chief Illiniwek under pressure from the NCAA.

On Feb. 21, the University of Illinois closed the book on a major chapter of its history. Having performed for 81 years, Chief Illiniwek, the mascot for the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, ...

The commission was established following the September release of a university report suggesting adoption of a new sports mascot and traditions to replace the Chief Illiniwek portrayal that was ...

The University of Illinois' controversial 81-year-old Chief Illiniwek mascot performs for the last time at a basketball game Wednesday night.

University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign students start voting on a new school mascot Wednesday. The two-day, non-binding vote will gauge whether to make the belted kingfisher the new mascot.

Illinois has chipped away at its history of using Native American imagery at sporting events. In 2007, at the insistence of the NCAA, the school banned the Chief Illiniwek mascot. The Chief name an… ...

University of Illinois senior Spencer Hulsey's design for a new mascot: the appropriately orange-and-blue-colored belted kingfisher, which is native to Illinois. A female belted kingfisher is ...

What is Illinois' mascot? The Illini used to have a mascot named Chief Illiniwek from 1926 through its retirement in 2007. The mascot was portayed by a member of the student body.

The University has not had a mascot since the removal of Chief Illiniwek in 2007. Students are pushing for the kingfisher to be named mascot.

URBANA — Nine years after it retired Chief Illiniwek under pressure from the NCAA, the University of Illinois will begin the search for a new mascot, interim Chancellor Barbara Wilson said Monday.

What exactly is an Illini? As Illinois looks to make a run through the 2024 NCAA Tournament, here's everything you need to know about their name, including its history and origin: Why is Illinois ...