The mascot based on the belted kingfisher ... another piece of that puzzle proving it is important that the University of Illinois moves forward with adopting a replacement plan,” she said.

“The University of Illinois is a huge international school, and so it’s sort of a nice reminder of … it’s our bird, no matter where you live, no matter where you come from.” Proponents of the ...

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, ...

It became the official nickname for all of Illinois' athletic teams later that March, as aforementioned in the clip from the university's ... of the Fighting Illini mascot until it was ...

Loren Tate's column Evan Lemberger's guest commentary In the coming days — ahead of the start of another school year at the University of Illinois ... for an Illini mascot that’s gaining ...

The University of Illinois archives have the answers ... Illinois currently does not have a mascot. The school did have a de facto mascot from 1926 until 2007 in Chief Illiniwek, a Native American ...

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.