The Kingfisher’s new costume was revealed Thursday, one month after students voted in favor of a referendum to adopt an ...

We were like: ‘We got to fix this problem.’” Wilken-Hulsey noticed the naturally orange and blue belted kingfisher resides in Illinois. Then, she created designs for a new mascot, which went viral on ...

The House advanced a bill that would ban using Native American names and imagery in mascots, logos and team names. If passed, ...

(WCIA) — There’s a mascot movement catching flight at the University of Illinois. A group of students ... “The female Belted Kingfisher, as we like to say, is naturally true to the orange ...

Illinois K-12 schools may soon be required to pick new mascots to replace those that reference Native American names and imagery.

a piece of legislation that aims to prohibit Illinois K-12 schools from using a Native American name, logo or mascot. The bill passed the House by a vote of 71-40 and was filed by State Rep.

A billed passed in the Illinois House of Representatives banning ... There is also an exception for any school whose mascot has a direct tie with a federally recognized tribe and the school ...