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.

The University ... adopt a new mascot, which the student body already voted in favor of adopting, it is easier for these students to hold onto this racist imagery as a symbol of Illinois pride ...

After 20 years of pressure from activists who found the chief mascot offensive, the university last week decided to do away with Illiniwek and his dance after Wednesday night, when the Illinois ...

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 has become widespread around the University of Illinois ... in a nonbinding referendum. The mascot based on the belted kingfisher, a native Illinois species that shares the school’s colors ...

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.

CHICAGO — Administrators at the University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign have raised the idea of adopting a mascot to ease the continuing turmoil over Chief Illiniwek, the school’s officially ...

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 ...

As Illinois looks to make a run through the 2024 NCAA Tournament, here's everything you need to know about their name, including its history and origin: According to the University of Illinois ...

The University ... adopt a new mascot, which the student body already voted in favor of adopting, it is easier for these students to hold onto this racist imagery as a symbol of Illinois pride ...