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University of Illinois leader expects action to find new mascot

A top University of Illinois administrator says he expects action within several months on recommendations toward quelling the ongoing turmoil over the school&#...
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URBANA, Illinois (AP) — A top University of Illinois administrator says he expects action within several months on recommendations toward quelling the ongoing turmoil over the school’s former Chief Illiniwek mascot.

Chancellor Robert Jones told the campus senate Monday that he’s working to create “a coalition of the willing” to implement a university report released last month. That report suggested the school adopt a new sports mascot to replace the Chief Illiniwek portrayal that was dropped in 2007 after complaints from American Indians that it was offensive.

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