What if I told you that the Illinois football team might actually have the answers to who the 2025 Heisman Trophy winner is going to be? Well, obviously, the Il ...

Mascots play a role in firing up the crowds at college football games. That is true at Big Ten contests where fans love their ...

A consistent crowd pleaser for college football fans, the Oregon Duck mascot is back to his regular shenanigans at the Big Ten Network headquarters in Chicago, ...

Stanford, St. John’s and Eastern Michigan have all recently changed their nicknames, but the University of Illinois will not. Despite a 97-23 senate vote to retire the Chief, the Board of Trustees ...

In this Feb. 21, 2007 file photo, University of Illinois mascot Chief Illiniwek performs for the last time during an Illinois basketball game in Champaign.

The National Bobblehead Hall of Fame and Museum has released a Rocky the Bulldog bobblehead in honor of the new year at Western Illinois University.

Western Illinois University and Northern Illinois University Announce “Goodest Boy in Illinois” Mascot Challenge August 29, 2024 [Download Print-Quality Image] ...

Voting is now open for the 2024 MVC Mascot Madness, which puts mascots in a bracket against each other to determine who is the most popular among them. On Wednesday, Illinois State University’s ...

NIU Introduces newest mascot Mission III CHICAGO (CBS) -- Northern Illinois University is introducing its newest mascot. Say hello to Mission III.

As Illinois tries to move on from Chief Illiniwek, the belted kingfisher is gaining highly visible support as potential mascot for university ...

The mascot based on the belted kingfisher, a native Illinois species that shares the school’s colors, has done much better.