Illinois may be getting a new state flag, with residents able to choose from a total of 13 banner designs beginning this month. Nearly 5,000 entries were submitted to the Illinois Flag Commission ...

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

The current Illinois flag, depicting the state seal on a white background, has been derided as an "SOB" — a seal on a bedsheet. (Public domain image) CHICAGO (CN) — Illinois Secretary of State Alexi ...

Some forward-looking lawmakers set up a contest to design a new flag and put it to ... whose archivist chairs the Illinois Flag Commission. Its members were chosen by the governor, legislative ...

This image provided by the Illinois Secretary of State’s Office in March 2025 shows the third-place voted state flag design. (Illinois Secretary of State via AP) This image provided by the ...

That would be (state) “Seal on a Bedsheet,” the derisive moniker with which some have burdened the Illinois state flag, a gleaming white banner emblazoned with the state's bald eagle-themed ...

Some forward-looking lawmakers set up a contest to design a new flag and put it to ... whose archivist chairs the Illinois Flag Commission. Its members were chosen by the governor, legislative ...