An underdog is being celebrated with a new title more than 25 years after he was created to unite Center Point and Urbana.

The number of foreign students at the downstate Urbana-Champaign campus — well over 5,000 — is higher than had ever attended ...

Andrew Johnson, a citizen of the Cherokee Nation and executive director of the Native American Chamber of Commerce of ...

Despite desire from Native Americans in Illinois, the ban on Native imagery for mascots in K-12 schools stalled in the Senate ...

The arena buzzed with laughter as the Pacers’ mascot, Boomer, entered the scene. With a small basketball cradled in his hands, Boomer burst into action, charging towards the tiny rim with ...

UNIVERSITY PARK | Students at Governors State University have a new identity after the school unveiled its first mascot, the Jaguar, on Tuesday. Orange and white balloons fell, music blared and ...

The Mascot Hall of Fame and Interactive Children's Museum plans to inaugurate four new members into its hallowed hall. The museum, which faces an uncertain future at 1851 Front St. in Whiting ...