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

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

People have written letters to the Tribune asking for a halt to sending balloons up in honor of a cause or tragic event.

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

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

The Illinois House has passed a bill that would ban public schools from using mascots that discriminate against people with disabilities, including one high school's mascot that is considered a slur ...

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

SPRINGFIELD — Following a wave ... dubbed the Prohibition of Discriminatory Disability Mascots Act, only targets one school: Freeburg Community High School and its team name, the Midgets.

The mascots found a home down the Shore, ensuring that the characters brought to life by Mary Ellen Driscoll and John ...

SPRINGFIELD, Ill ... Freeburg Community High School's mascot, the "Midgets," is considered a slur used against people with dwarfism. The school's administration did not reply to a request ...