The Democrat-led Illinois House has advanced legislation placing a statewide ban on Native American imagery and mascots by ...

Who (or What) Is the Fighting Illini Mascot? Illinois had a mascot for over 80 years, Chief Illiniwek, before disbanding the ...

The University has not had an official mascot since the removal of Chief Illiniwek in 2007. A recent movement championing the adoption of the belted kingfisher as a mascot is gaining momentum. In ...

The Kingfisher’s new costume was revealed last week, soon after the third referendum in its support passed in the recent ...