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SPRINGFIELD — Illinois K-12 schools may soon be required to pick new team names to replace those that reference Native American names and imagery. That would include those used by 90 schools ...

President Donald Trump’s social media posts calling for the NFL’s Washington Commanders and Major League Baseball’s Cleveland Guardians to revert to their old names has revived the conversation about ...