A bill advancing in Springfield aims to stop schools from using Native American mascots and logos. That includes Annawan High ...

Illinois K-12 schools may soon be required to pick new mascots to replace those that reference Native American names and ...

Two bills in the Florida Legislature seek to overturn the mockingbird's nearly 100-year reign as the state bird in favor of a more colorful representative.

The latest update to a periodic assessment of U.S. birds has once again sent out a distress signal. The 2025 State of the Birds report found 229 species, or approximately one-third of U.S. birds ...

The following candidates ran in the general election for Oak Park Public Library Trustee Board At-large on April 1, 2025.

“Here in our state we celebrate the arts and film industry as a key economic driver, job creator, and important contributor to our thriving culture,” the two-term and openly gay Democrat added.

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (AP) Caden Boser scored a season-high 20 points, Chase Walker was named the College Basketball Invitational most valuable player, and Illinois State beat Cleveland State 79-68 ...

The 2025 Purple CBI Championship will be decided on Wednesday as the Illinois State Redbirds take on the Cleveland State Vikings. The Redbirds (21-14) defeated Presbyterian in the first round before ...

The field of 11 teams -- all from mid-majors -- has been whittled down to two, with the Cleveland State Vikings facing the Illinois State Redbirds. The Vikings (23-12) finished second in the ...

The Senate Committee on Environment and Natural Resources advanced a bill 8-0 on Tuesday that would designate the American Flamingo as Florida's official state bird and the Florida scrub-jay as the ...

(St. Paul, MN) -- Governor Tim Walz and state leaders will hold a briefing today (Wed 12:45pm) on the state's efforts to respond to the bird flu in Minnesota. A Stearns County dairy herd is under ...

NORMAL (25News Now) - Hundreds of tenured faculty members at Illinois State University could walk off the job as soon as Friday, April 4 after their union filed an intent to strike notice Monday with ...