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 ...

URBANA, Ill. -- 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 ...

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

CHAMPAIGN, Ill. (AP) --A top University of Illinois official says a new campus committee won't be choosing a replacement for the school's former Chief Illiniwek mascot.The new Commission on Native ...

The university in 2007 retired Chief Illiniwek — called a symbol, not a mascot, by his many champions — after the NCAA found the chief to be “hostile and abusive.” ...

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, ...

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.

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 ...

Later that year, the University Senate passed a resolution, 105-2, recommending the University officially adopt the Kingfisher as its mascot. The University has yet to officially adopt any mascot.

According to the University of Illinois archives, ... it is in reference to the Native American tribe "Illiniwek" which was the name of the Fighting Illini mascot until it was discontinued in 2005.

Western Illinois University and Northern Illinois University Announce “Goodest Boy in Illinois” Mascot Challenge August 29, 2024. DEKALB, IL – In the spirit of friendly intrastate rivalries, Western ...

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.