110 ILCS 305/1f : Education — Higher Education — University of Illinois — University of Illinois Act — Chief Illiniwek TEXT PDF Consistent with a long-standing, proud tradition, the General Assembly hereby declares that Chief Illiniwek is, and may remain, the honored symbol of a great university, the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. 110 ILCS 305/1f P.A. 89-421, eff. 6/1/1996.