It really is not a sense of honor there. It is not a sense of history,” said the director of the Native American Chamber of Commerce of Illinois.

Illinois museums and universities are working to repatriate Native American remains, but the process is slow and emotionally ...

The Illinois House of Representatives passed ... prohibit school mascots based on federally recognized tribes, historical Native American people or groups, or other characteristics, according ...

Illinois House Bill 1237, which proposed banning school mascots and imagery referencing Native American tribes, failed to advance i ...

Attendees of the 2025 Native American Summit perform a dance in the Illinois Capitol rotunda on March 12, 2025, in full ...

According to the Illinois General Assembly’s website, HB1237 defines prohibited school mascots based on federally recognized tribes, historical Native American people or groups, or other ...

Pat Nabong/Sun-Times Share Earlier this month, the Illinois ... by the American Psychological Association and others, tell the undeniable truth, detailing the adverse effects on Native Americans ...

The Illinois Senate is ... The Association on American Indian Affairs, a nonprofit organization that aims to protect the rights of Native Americans, condemns the use of native sports team names ...

(WAND) — A monumental bill to ban Illinois schools from using ... team name is the name of a federally recognized tribe or historical Native American person could be required to receive written ...

The Wichita Tribe and the Washoe Tribe of Nevada and California filed a lawsuit Thursday saying the federal government used ...