Latinx activists in an Illinois town oppose renaming Thomas Jefferson Middle School after the Obamas Updated 12:21 PM ET, Thu April 1, 2021 Latinx activists in Waukegan, Illinois, voiced opposition to renaming the school after Barack and Michelle Obama at a school board meeting, citing the former president's record on immigration. (CNN)Residents of one Chicago suburb are divided over how to rechristen a school named for a founding father who enslaved hundreds of Black people. A majority of residents in Waukegan say they don't want the district's Thomas Jefferson Middle School to keep its name. But they haven't yet been able to agree on someone else to name the school after.