CHAMPAIGN, Ill. — As this college town prepared for the University of Illinois football season’s opener Saturday, the giddy chatter about the team’s new coach and the hottest tailgate ...

Last month, state senate president Emil Jones threatened to “scrutinize” the University of Illinois’ budget unless the school bans its mascot, Chief Illiniwek, from dancing at Fighting ...

The plan is not to replace the Fighting Illini nickname the school's teams now use, campus spokeswoman Robin Kaler said. But the school wants to select a mascot to be on the sideline and at events.

Brad Underwood's Fighting Illini (26-8, 14-6 in Big Ten play) are slated as the No. 3 seed in the East Region of the NCAA Tournament. They will take on No. 14 seed Morehead State in the first ...

India. 日本. México ... Illinois Fighting Illini mascot. Illinois currently does not have a mascot. The school did have a de facto mascot from 1926 until 2007 in Chief Illiniwek, ...

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.