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

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

We’ve been doing this right for a long time, let us continue that opportunity,” one metro-east superintendent said.

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

The bill points out specific mascots and names like “Redskins, Braves, Chiefs, Chieftains, Tribe, Indians, or any synonymous ...

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 ...

In North Carolina, 34 public schools have American Indian logos or mascots, according to the State Advisory Council on Indian ...

After first being introduced back in January, a proposed bill would force two local schools to change their mascots.Illinois ...

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

HB1237, which would ban schools from using Native American team names, mascots, and imagery advanced following a 71-40 vote.

The Illinois House has approved a bill that would ban portrayals of Native Americans in school logos, names and mascots, and ...