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

In January and February, vexillological Illinoisans engaged in a process led by the state to select a new state flag.

In 1970, “Illinois” in block letters was added at ... this is not a process that is mandating a new flag. We’re going to test the waters and see what people say, so I respect those results ...

The Illinois state flag is sometimes derided as ... 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.

In 1970, “Illinois” in block letters was added at ... this is not a process that is mandating a new flag. We’re going to test the waters and see what people say, so I respect those results ...

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 ...

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. 10 finalists, plus the current and 2 former flags Last fall, residents were invited to submit their vision for a new standard.

(Illinois Secretary of State's Office via AP ... 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.