East Baton Rouge Parish could soon have its flag representing the culture and history of all five cities in the parish.

CPD officer Krystal Rivera was unintentionally shot by her partner after a police chase ended at an apartment building, where at least one suspect pointed a rifle at officers.

Illinois isn’t alone. According to the study, the most mispronounced U.S. state names are: And if you think "Illinois" is ...

The Pulaski Banner stands out not only for its striking design but for the extraordinary story it shares about the international roots of America’s fight for freedom.

Efforts across Illinois are being spearheaded by private groups to restore the state’s prized Civil War flag collection, one of the most extensive in the nation. The restored flags now enjoy a ...

Some forward-looking Illinois lawmakers set up a contest to design a new flag and put it to a vote. In a landslide, a winner was chosen.

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) — Flags engender such loyalty and pride, they often become very personal emblems with quirky or quaint nicknames: Old Glory, Union Jack, Maple Leaf — or SOB. That would ...

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 ...

In 1970, “Illinois” in block letters was added at the bottom. This image provided by the Illinois Secretary of State's Office in March 2025 shows the second-place voted state flag design ...

Last year, the Illinois Flag Commission collected almost 5,000 entries of redesigning the old flag. One of those entries was from a Champaign design agency who took second place in the contest.

SPRINGFIELD — The Illinois state flag may be around a lot longer, it turns out. About 43% of the 385,000 votes in an advisory state flag revision contest decided they’d prefer to resist change ...