UI trustees approve resolution to end Chief Illiniwek

URBANA – The University of Illinois Board of Trustees took final action today to eliminate Chief Illiniwek and called on the campus and community to move forward.

Trustees approved a resolution that confirms Board Chairman Lawrence Eppley's action on Feb. 16 announcing the end to the Chief dances and the end to American Indian imagery being associated with the UI and its athletics programs.

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