CHAMPAIGN, Ill. | After 81 years of war paint and feathered headdresses, the University of Illinois' controversial American Indian mascot is performing his last dance, but Chief Illiniwek's image and ...

URBANA, Ill. — The University of Illinois will drop its 81-year-old American Indian mascot, Chief Illiniwek, following the last men's basketball home game of the season on Wednesday, officials said.

CHAMPAIGN, Ill. (AP) -- On a fall day in 1926, University of Illinois student Lester Leutwiler danced onto a football field in Philadelphia at halftime of an Illini football game. Wearing a homemade ...

SHELBYVILLE - John Bitzer proudly donned the regalia of Chief Illiniwek as he danced at Illini games in the early 1970s. Photo Gallery - Historic photos of Chief Illiniwek Bitzer, a former Shelbyville ...