U of I says Chief Illiniwek feathers returned; tribe disagrees

Saturday, January 20, 2007

CHAMPAIGN, Ill. -- The chairman of the University of Illinois board of trustees says the school will decide this year whether to continue its use of the Chief Illiniwek mascot. But the ongoing controversy yielded a new mystery this week: What became of two sets of eagle feathers associated with the costume?

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