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Illinois legislator pushes mascot name change for school nearly 300 miles away
State Rep. Maurice West ... “Words matter, and a derogatory mascot in Illinois or in other states affect me, who lives on the ...
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Illinois bill may end Freeburg High’s mascot tradition
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 ...
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IL Native Americans hope to ban stereotyped school mascots
(WAND) — Native Americans across Illinois headed to Springfield Wednesday to celebrate recent laws and promote a new bill to ban stereotyped school mascots. In the state capitol building they ...
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Proposed law would make SW Illinois high school give up controversial mascot
FREEBURG — A proposed state bill could make Freeburg High School change its controversial mascot, the "Midgets ... Matter members plan to travel to Illinois to help West push for the Prohibition ...