The Chicago Bird Alliance, Chicago Ornithological Society, and Illinois Audubon Society are holding a naming contest for the ...

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SPRINGFIELD, Ill. — 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 ...

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 ...

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.

Despite a push from Native Americans in Illinois, the ban on the use of Native imagery for mascots in K-12 schools stalled in the Illinois Senate after it made its way out of the House.

The Illinois State Museum in Springfield and Dickson Mounds, a museum built atop burial mounds, is in Lewistown, southwest of Peoria. Combined, the two institutions hold the second-largest ...

Live music, wine and summer breezes will mix once again at Mallow Run Winery's annual Summer Picnic Concert Series. From May 24 through Sept. 20, tribute bands that nod to the Beatles, ...

Attendees of the 2025 Native American Summit at the Illinois State Capitol pose for a photo on the Capitol rotunda alongside state Rep. Maurice West, D-Rockford, top right.

Attendees of the 2025 Native American Summit at the Illinois State Capitol pose for a photo on the Capitol rotunda alongside state Rep. Maurice West, D-Rockford, top right.

Earlier this month, the Illinois House passed legislation — House Bill 1237 — that would phase out the use of Native American-based mascots and logos in our state’s elementary and high schools.