The University has not had a mascot since the removal of Chief Illiniwek in 2007. Students are pushing for the kingfisher to ...
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Illinois Fighting Illini Mascot History
Who (or What) Is the Fighting Illini Mascot? Illinois had a mascot for over 80 years, Chief Illiniwek, before disbanding the ...
When he was a kid, Casey Brown remembers traveling from his home in Wisconsin to the University of Illinois in Champaign to protest the then-use of its mascot, Chief Illiniwek. Brown, a member of ...
(News-Gazette Archives). Chief Illiniwek Dan Maloney performs during halftime at the 2006 Illinois-Purdue game at Memorial Stadium. (The News-Gazette). Ashley and Patrick Kennedy’s first dance ...