A plan in Springfield to ban schools from using Native American names, logos and mascots is heading to the House floor.

In Brimfield, students have rallied under the “Indians” mascot for as long as current Superintendent Chad Jones can remember.

“Words matter, and a derogatory mascot in Illinois or in other states affect me, who lives on the other side of Illinois, and they affect people with dwarfism, their families and their ...

The proposal comes as Freeburg High School faces renewed criticism over its mascot, the “Midgets." Judge blocks Trump administration from terminating $14 billion in 'green bank' grants Ted Lasso ...

Indentured servitude, the equivalency of slavery, was allowed in Illinois. Legins-Costley lived for many years in Pekin, where she is commemorated with a downtown memorial. A Pekin woman who ...

Denny's announced plans to close between 70 and 90 restaurants in 2025, adding to the 88 already closed in 2024. The closures are part of a restructuring plan announced in October to close 150 ...

Teams take the court tonight in supersectionals across Illinois, aiming to advance to the state championship semifinals this weekend at State Farm Center in Champaign, on the campus of the ...

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (WAND) — Native Americans across Illinois headed to Springfield Wednesday to celebrate recent laws and promote a new bill to ban stereotyped school mascots. In the state ...

(WMBD) — The Peoria County Sheriff’s Office is investigating the death of a woman who was found in the Illinois River ... river by a firefighter from the Pekin Fire Department, which brought ...

Illinois coach Brad Underwood is the 14th highest-paid coach in college basketball and trails three other Big Ten Conference coaches, according to USA TODAY Sports' annual analysis of coaches ...

Meet the quirky characters of Promise Mascot Agency in this latest trailer for the upcoming open-world narrative game and mascot management sim. The new Promise Mascot Agency introduces you to ...