From the 1980s all the way through to the 2020s, the Illinois High School Association track and field record book is filled ...

While some schools, like Massapequa, have opposed the state’s "mascot ban," the Syosset community is beginning to vote on ...

SPRINGFIELD — Illinois House Bill 1237, which proposed banning school mascots ... Collinsville High Athletic Director Clay Smith emphasized the significance of the mascot to the Collinsville ...

The Illinois Senate is currently considering a bill that would ban the use of Native American names and logos as mascots. It’s already passed the Illinois House. School communities from ...

CASEY, Ill. (WTHI) - House Bill 1237 recently passed through the Illinois House. Now, it heads to the state senate. In Casey, the high school mascot has long been a symbol of pride: the Warriors. The ...

State Rep. C.D. Davidsmeyer said Illinois ... High School change its nickname from the Midgets. (Derik Holtmann/News Democrat) The bill defines a “discriminatory disability mascot” as ...

This is a response to the “Midget” mascot that Freeburg High School in Southern Illinois has used for 90 years. Pontiac High School Indians logo and name would be banned under this proposed bill.

Ultimately, it’s about showing respect for Native American Illinoisans, who have shaped our state into what it is today.” According to the Illinois ... High School’s longtime mascot name ...

The bill, if signed into law, currently would affect just one high ... that school. Every time a Freeburg sports team travels, its mascot's name is displayed in the schools across Illinois.” ...

Freeburg Community High School's mascot ... has to go through the Illinois Senate. Capitol News Illinois is a nonprofit, nonpartisan news service that distributes state government coverage ...