Brink has accepted the job of superintendent with Belle Valley School District 119 in Belleville for the 2025-26 school year.

Freeburg Community High School’s mascot, the “Midgets,” is considered a slur used against people with dwarfism.

Freeburg Community High School’s mascot, the “Midgets,” is considered a slur used against people with dwarfism. The school’s ...

The Democrat-led Illinois House has advanced legislation placing a statewide ban on Native American imagery and mascots by ...

Shay Wahl would be the first to tell you that patience isn’t her strong suit. But she’s working on it through her hobbies.

A familiar scene played out almost daily the first few weeks the Pine Bluffs boys basketball team practiced this winter.

Pine Bluffs junior guard Carsten Freeburg was selected to the all-state team for the second consecutive year after averaging 17.6 points, 4.9 rebounds and 2.8 steals per game and helping ...

This time around, with a new coach and freshman goalkeeper, the Hawks are riding high. "Much better and it sure is a lot more ...

Freeburg Community High School’s mascot, the “Midgets,” is considered a slur used against people with dwarfism. The school’s administration did not reply to a request for comment.

The bill, if signed into law, currently would affect just one high school in St. Clair County. Freeburg Community High School ...

An Illinois House Bill, which seeks to prohibit disability mascots, has moved its way to the Senate, following a 71-38 vote.