Gibson City hasn't retired its 'Honor the Chief' day

GIBSON CITY – This Ford County town may be small in size, but it's large on ideas and principles – especially when it comes to its love affair with Chief Illiniwek.

Gibson City officials started an "Honor the Chief" day in 2005, when controversy over the University of Illinois athletic teams' mascot was at a peak. And now that the Chief has officially been retired, this town and its leaders still want to celebrate the Chief and what they believe he represented.

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