Chief Illiniwek

A student organization at the University of Illinois is holding a contest to find a new mascot to replace Chief Illiniwek. Campus Spirit Revival is taking submissions until October 14 for designs to ...  

“We wanted the tradition to continue moving ... he expects more backlash for selling this new design. “We would be naïve to think there wouldn’t be some (backlash),” he said. Shumard said in the 15 years he has operated the store at their Green ...  

Chief Illiniwek, the former mascot of the University, has returned — at least in the form of new memorabilia. On Friday, a new logo which pays tribute to the retired University mascot was introduced to Chief supporters. The Council of Chiefs, a group ...  

One week ago Friday, stacks of T-shirts bearing a new Chief Illiniwek logo appeared for the first time on the shelves of a sports apparel store at the University of Illinois.  

A University of Illinois student group called Campus Student Revival is running a contest in hopes of finding five good student-submitted potential mascots to submit to the school's vice president and chancellor for consideration as a replacement for Chief ...  

Joey Peters earns berth in U.S. Gymnastics Championships. Joey Peters is looking forward to joining the ranks of the University of Illinois' NCAA men's gymnastics champions; but at the same time, he's in no hurry to end his career with Parkettes Gymnastics.