Illinois K-12 schools may soon be required to ... Locally, the Annawan School District, whose mascot is the Braves, would be impacted. Superintendent Jamie Bryan said if the bill passes, the ...

News 8's Shelby Kluver talked with Ben Szalinski from Capitol News Illinois on the latest news out of Springfield. Republican candidate John Reid addresses photos: 'I'm mad as hell' Finally ...

The Illinois House of Representatives last week passed a bill that would ban schools from using Native American names, mascots or logos. Officials from South Beloit School District and Hononegah ...

(WMBD) — A bill that would ban Native American mascots in the state of Illinois has cleared the ... logo and/or mascot change would be July 1, 2026.

Maurice West, D-Rockford, has tried to pass the Native mascot ban. When West tried in 2020, members of the Native American Chamber of Commerce of Illinois asked him to push for teaching Native ...

Maurice West, D-Rockford, has tried to pass the Native mascot ban. When West tried in 2020, members of the Native American Chamber of Commerce of Illinois asked him to push for teaching Native ...

Democrat Illinois State Representative Maurice West of Rockford has ... HB1237 allows a school to continue to use uniforms or other materials bearing a native name, logo, or mascot until September 1, ...

SPRINGFIELD – Illinois K-12 schools may soon be required to pick new mascots to replace those that reference Native American names and imagery. That would include logos, team names and mascots ...