The Illinois state flag is sometimes derided as an “SOB” — a state “Seal on a Bedsheet.” The white banner emblazoned with the ...

The "People's Flag of Cleveland" was unveiled after more than a year of community engagement and public input.

More than half of those who voted in the Illinois flag redesign process wanted a new flag for the state, though their votes ...

The Illinois General Assembly will review the poll results and a report from a flag commission before making a final vote on ...

The redesign contest included 10 new designs, two former state flags and the current one. The current flag received over ...

Earlier this year, the public had the chance to vote for their favorite out of 10 new designs, three previous iterations and ...

The Illinois state flag design. SPRINGFIELD, Ill. — Flags engender such loyalty and pride, they often become very personal emblems with quirky or quaint nicknames: Old Glory, Union Jack, ...

Some forward-looking lawmakers set up a contest to design a new flag and put it to a vote. In a landslide, a winner was chosen. Of nearly 385,000 votes cast, the existing bunting received 43% ...

Illinois Votes on a New State Flag Design — and Chooses the Current One SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) — Flags engender such loyalty and pride, they often become very personal emblems with quirky or ...