One has a butterfly on it. Others nod to Chicago, the Mississippi River and other Illinois waterways, Abraham Lincoln, and ...

A commission tasked with selecting finalists for a possible redesign of Illinois' state flag has chosen 10 for people to vote on starting in January. The Illinois Flag Commission received almost 5,000 ...

The next phase of the redesign process will start in January, when the public can vote for one of the new designs — or stick ...

CHICAGO (WLS) -- You can help decide whether the state of Illinois gets a new flag. On Tuesday night, we are getting our ...

Starting Jan. 1, people will be able to vote online for either one of the 10 new designs, to keep the current Illinois flag, or for two former flag designs – including the state's 1918 centennial flag ...

Explain the meaning behind your flag: The 21 red + white stripes represent Illinois as the 21st state of this union. The blue ...

The 21 green and white stripes represent Illinois' place as the 21st state in the union and also symbolize its "agricultural ...

The Illinois Flag Commission has whittled down nearly 5,000 design submissions to 10 finalists, with public voting and ...

The American flag is flown at half-staff, on land (or half-mast on a ship) when the U.S. or a state is in mourning, according to the federal government. The president, a state governor or the ...

MADISON — Flags across Wisconsin have been ordered to fly at half-staff today, Dec. 7, 2024, in honor of National Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day. On Dec. 7, 1941, more than 2,400 Americans died ...

In response to Biden's proclamation, governors ordered U.S. and state flags to be flown at half-staff on Saturday. Hawaii Governor Josh Green ordered that U.S. and state flags be flown at half ...