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, ...

Bang was asked about the University of Illinois, which abolished “Chief Illiniwek” years ago. She said the university should remove “Fighting Illini” as the name of the university’s teams.

The University of Illinois archives have the answers ... The school did have a de facto mascot from 1926 until 2007 in Chief Illiniwek, a Native American symbol representing the Illinois ...