But the Chief is not a mascot Illinois students should cherish ... The Chief is failing in his mission to unite Illinois and be a source of Illini pride. It’s time to retire the Chief. — This staff ...

"Before me, before Tomislav [Ivisic], it wasn’t a lot of European guys coming to Illinois." In the program's BK era (Before Kasparas), the closest thing the Illini had to a European star was ...