Illicache Traditional Cache
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A nice little neighborhood on the far east side of town, this cache is the area's first. It has room for more than a few Travel Bugs and other trackables. Poised on the edge of town, weekly trips to O'Hare make this a great potential launching place for some epic voyages.
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"Chief Illiniwek was the official symbol of the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign associated with the University's intercollegiate athletic programs from 1926 to February 21, 2007. The mascot was portrayed by a student dressed in Sioux regalia to honor the Illiniwek, the state's namesake. The student portraying Chief Illiniwek performed during halftime of Illinois football and basketball games, as well as during women's volleyball matches.
For more than two decades, Chief Illiniwek has been the center of a controversy. At the root of the controversy is the view of several American Indian groups, as well as other people, both of color, and white, that the symbol/mascot was a misappropriation of indigenous cultural figures and rituals and that it perpetuated stereotypes about American Indian peoples. As a result of this controversy, the NCAA termed Chief Illiniwek a "hostile or abusive" mascot and image in August 2005 and banned the university from hosting postseason activities as long as it continued to use the "mascot" and symbol."
Many believe the vast majority of current students and alumni oppose this change. Change is tough, especially for our family of Illini. We can't fight the NCAA, but we can do little things like this to commemorate the Chief.
Read more about our beloved Chief at:
(visit link)
Long live Chief Illiniwek!
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