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… ...

Janet Burke of Elmhurst suggested in her Feb. 24 letter to the editor that since the University of Illinois is looking for a new mascot, it should create one called Illini Yuppie White Guy. This ...

A student organization at the University of Illinois is holding a contest to find a new mascot to replace Chief Illiniwek. Campus Spirit Revival is taking submissions until October 14 for designs ...

It’s now showing up around Chicago, where alumni ... It has become widespread around 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.