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

News 8's Shelby Kluver talked with Ben Szalinski from Capitol News Illinois on the latest news out of Springfield.

The Illinois House of Representatives last week passed a bill that would ban schools from using Native American names, ...

A bill advancing in Springfield aims to stop schools from using Native American mascots and logos. That includes Annawan High School.

The Democrat-led Illinois House has advanced legislation placing a statewide ban on Native American imagery and mascots by ...

Freeburg Community High School’s mascot, the “Midgets,” is considered a slur used against people with dwarfism. The school’s ...

The Illinois House of Representatives passed House Bill 1237, which prohibits K-12 schools from using a Native American name, ...

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

House Bill 1237, which was passed by the Illinois House, bans schools from using Native American names, mascots, or logos, ...

We’ve been doing this right for a long time, let us continue that opportunity,” one metro-east superintendent said.

It was a busy day for the Illinois House of Representatives Tuesday with a slew of bills passing through the chamber.

According to legislators, 90 schools throughout the state use these references and will be required make the switch.