Illinois lawmakers passed two bills banning discriminatory disability mascots and Native American team names in schools, sparking community debate. To stream News 8 on your phone, you need the ...

SPRINGFIELD — Following a wave of schools and professional sports teams over the last 20 years scaling back usage of Native American-themed names, imagery, mascots and logos, the Democrat-led ...

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. — 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 ...

Moore, who is against the proposal, said school districts would potentially have to cover millions of dollars to replace ...

The Illinois House of Representatives passed House Bill 1237, which prohibits K-12 schools from using a Native American name, logo or mascot, and allows schools to continue using previously purchas… ...

Under House Bill 3527, the school could continue using “uniforms or other materials” it bought before the bill was passed until Sept. 1, 2028, as long as it already picked a new mascot ...

Illinois Bill 3527 banning high school mascots using what some with dwarfism consider a slur cleared the House of Representatives with a metro-east Republican arguing against it.

The Native American mascot ban would include logos, team names and mascots 90 Illinois schools use, ... If signed into law, schools would have to have a new mascot chosen by July 1, 2026.

The House passed a bill that would ban public schools from using mascots that discriminate against people with disabilities. The bill would affect just one school in St. Clair County.

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