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

There were 10 finalists in the contests, and nearly 385,000 people voted. The existing flag received 43% of the votes, more ...

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

The people of Illinois have spoken. And they overwhelmingly favor retaining the current state flag. Illinois Secretary of ...

After 385,000 votes, Illinois residents overwhelmingly chose to retain the current state flag, despite new design options.

The public overwhelmingly favors retaining the current state flag. Illinois Secretary of State Alexi Giannoulias announced ...

CHAMPAIGN, Ill. (WCIA / WGN) — The results are in for the contest to redesign the Illinois state flag, but these tallies aren’t the final say. One design from Champaign received the second ...

Illinois residents overwhelmingly support keeping the current state flag, Secretary of State Alexi Giannoulias announced ...

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 ...

The Illinois state flag is sometimes derided as an “SOB” — a state “Seal on a Bedsheet.” SPRINGFIELD, Ill. -- Flags engender such loyalty and pride, they often become very personal ...

“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 emblem. Recommended ...