The Kingfisher’s new costume was revealed last week, soon after the third referendum in its support passed in the recent ...

The University has not had a mascot since the removal of Chief Illiniwek in 2007. Students are pushing for the kingfisher to ...

I understand the pride — especially the memories that you had at the high school. I just ask that you look at this within a ...

A plan in Springfield to ban schools from using Native American names, logos and mascots is heading to the House floor.

Record your position or offer testimony as state lawmakers prepare to discuss the bill this week in committee hearings.

FREEBURG, Ill. – A long-standing mascot tradition in Freeburg, Illinois, could soon come to an end, as a new bill in the Illinois General Assembly would ban school mascots that reference ...

An "affectionate and respectful label”? Freeburg High School leaders aren't talking about the latest push to eliminate the Midget.

Zippy (Akron): "She was No. 1 last year, and she is now the owner of her own NIL deal. Any other year, she'd be the champion, and she remains Ohio's only native kangaroo and a trailblazing female ...

An Illinois bill that would prohibit public schools — like ... People with dwarfism find the term to be dehumanizing and offensive. Freeburg’s mascot originated roughly 90 years ago when a local ...

A long-standing mascot tradition in Freeburg, Illinois, could soon come to an end, as a new bill in the Illinois General Assembly would ban school mascots that reference disabilities. FOX 2's ...