The University has not had a mascot since the removal of Chief Illiniwek in 2007. Students are pushing for the kingfisher to ...

They will take on No. 14 seed Morehead State in the first round ... Valley spanning from Iowa, Illinois, Missouri and Arkansas. The Illini used to have a mascot named Chief Illiniwek from 1926 ...

State Rep. Maurice West ... “Words matter, and a derogatory mascot in Illinois or in other states affect me, who lives on the ...

In Brimfield, students have rallied under the “Indians” mascot for as long as current Superintendent Chad Jones can remember.

That’s right, friends: With the bracket being revealed, March Madness is officially HERE.

A proposed state bill could make Freeburg High School change its controversial mascot, the “Midgets ... Mascots Matter members plan to travel to Illinois to help West push for the Prohibition ...

FREEBURG, Ill. – A long-standing mascot tradition in Freeburg, Illinois, could soon come to an end, as a new bill in the Illinois General Assembly would ban school mascots that reference ...

A plan in Springfield to ban schools from using Native American names, logos and mascots is heading to the House floor.