Illinois lawmakers did not pass a ban on Native American imagery as mascots in schools. A bill allowing tribal nations to enter land conservation agreements passed and awaits the governor's signature.

Many of the unique high school mascots in Michigan come from World War I and II references or are automobile-themed. Some school mascots have been recognized by organizations like ESPN for the ...

SPRINGFIELD – Illinois’ legislative session concluded without passage of a Native American K-12 school mascot ban, but another issue sought by Natives will make its way to the governor ...

Many of the unique high school mascots in Michigan come from World War I and II references or are automobile-themed. Some school mascots have been recognized by organizations like ESPN for the ...

Stormin’ Normin, the cyclone-canine hybrid mascot representing the Center Point-Urbana Stormin’ Pointers, was crowned best high school mascot in America by Sports Illustrated on May 13 after ...

Earlier administrations investigated whether Native American school mascots were discriminatory. The Trump administration defends them, reflecting a broader shift.

4 students dead, several injured after SUV plows through Chatham, IL after-school program: officials. Officials identify 3 girls, teen killed in after-school camp crash in Chatham, IL.

An 8-year-old boy has died, more than a month after a car crashed into an after-school program in downstate Chatham, Illinois, becoming the fifth person who died in the crash.

DECATUR, Ill. (WAND) - A fifth child has died after a woman drove through an after school program in late April in Chatham. The Sangamon County Coroner confirmed 8-year-old Bradley Lund died ...

CHATHAM, Ill. (AP) — An 8-year-old injured when a car barreled through a building used for a popular after-school camp in Illinois this spring has died.

12 of the most unique Michigan high school mascots. Lily Altavena, Detroit Free Press. Mon, June 9, 2025 at 4:16 PM UTC. 4 min read. The wildcats. The panthers. The eagles.

CHATHAM, Ill. (AP) — An 8-year-old injured when a car barreled through a building used for a popular after-school camp in Illinois this spring has died.