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 alum Susan Zhou wears an Illinois kingfisher sweatshirt in Chicago on Dec. 8, 2022. Show Caption Todd Ryburn/Getty Images ...

URBANA, Ill. – The University of Illinois will drop its 81-year-old American Indian mascot, Chief Illiniwek, following the last men's basketball home game of the season on Wednesday, officials said.

It has been nearly 14 years since the board of trustees of the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign voted to retire Chief Illiniwek as a school symbol. But the university administration has m… ...

The University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign’s senate on Monday endorsed the idea of making the belted kingfisher -- a blue and orange bird native to the state and known for its high-speed ...

The University of Illinois will retire its 81-year-old American Indian mascot, Chief Illiniwek, following the last men's home basketball game of the season on Wednesday.

Since the forced departure of Chief Illiniwek in February 2007, the University of Illinois has been mascot-less. While their Big Ten rivals have fielded ancient Greek warriors, oversized and ...

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.

CHAMPAIGN, Ill. (AP) - A group of students at the University of Illinois wants the school to choose a new mascot to replace the now-retired Chief Illiniwek. "The (Champaign) News-Gazette" reports ...

URBANA, Ill. (AP) — The University of Illinois’ interim chancellor says the campus will begin the process of picking a new mascot. Interim Chancellor Barbara Wilson told the Academic Senate on ...

The University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign’s senate on Monday endorsed the idea of making the belted kingfisher -- a blue and orange bird native to the state and known for its high-speed ...