FREEBURG, Illinois — Two Illinois communities are fighting over different bills, but their conflicts are rooted in the same cause: the dignity of identity and representation. Recent legislation ...

Recent legislation passed by the Illinois House of Representatives is drawing both praise and pushback. The bills would prohibit the use of Native American names, logos, and mascots and restrict ...

Purdue junior forward Trey Kaufman-Renn made a statement after Friday night's game against the Illinois Fighting Illini, saying that his 13-year-old brother had racist language hurled at him by ...

Whether it is a fight song, a particular game day event, commemorative location on campus or iconic mascot, ... Illinois Fighting Illini Illini Walk. About two hours before kickoff in Champaign, ...

The Illinois Fighting Illini missed out on their chance to play Alabama last season with great stakes. They get the opportunity to face the Crimson Tide four months from now. It was announced this ...

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, ...

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, ...

Watch the NCAA Tournament and you will come across some interesting team nicknames, some of which will cause curiosity about their origin. Teams such as the Illinois Fighting Illini, for example ...

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.

URBANA — Nine years after it retired Chief Illiniwek under pressure from the NCAA, the University of Illinois will begin the search for a new mascot, interim Chancellor Barbara Wilson said ...

Nostalgia reigns supreme at the University of Illinois. A recent column about the state’s flagship campus entering the football season without a mascot struck a nerve among members of Illini Nation.