(WGN) — The Illinois House of Representatives passed House Bill 1237 Tuesday, a piece of legislation that aims to prohibit Illinois K-12 schools from using a Native American name, logo or mascot.

I was among those involved with the phase-out of Native mascots at schools across Illinois, including Niles West High School in Skokie, Ball Chatham School District 5 in Sangamon County ...

North Dakota is the 11th state in the U.S. with a measles outbreak, logging its first cases since 2011.

After universal pushback, the logo has been restored: What you may not have known is that the right field wall is 21 feet high, in honor of the number that Clemente wore during an 18-year career ...

Brayden Fagbemi has already accomplished more on the floor of the State Farm Center than any current University of Illinois player. And now he is one of them.

A $1 million state grant will allow Erie County Community College to offer more dual credit programs for high school students. The programs allow students to earn both high school and community ...

Cardinal Robert Prevost, a Chicago-area native and former substitute teacher at St. Rita High School, has become the first ...

When Erie County’s high school teams hit the diamond this spring, though, who decides which pitches to throw? Some programs reserve pitch selection for coaches. Others leave it to their players.

The number one overall rated Illinois high school football 5-star recruit is the defensive lineman, Iose Epenesa, out of Edwardsville High School located in Edwardsville, Illinois. Epenesa is ...

will post weekly results of notable performances by Erie County's high school athletes. Andrew Costello, Cathedral Prep: His run-producing triple and double helped the Ramblers beat the rival ...

Matt Erbach, a precision manufacturing and engineering teacher at South Elgin High School, is a Golden Apple Award winner for ...

Brooklynn Cipalla, Harbor Creek: She totaled three runs, three hits and five RBIs when the Huskies routed Erie High 23-1. Mya Stolz, Fort LeBoeuf: Her RBI double in the bottom of the seventh ...