This bill gives us a chance to engage the public in a meaningful way and to choose a flag that represents who we are today. Our state deserves a flag that isn't just something we inherited ...

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 ...

The way some Arizona lawmakers see it, displaying the U.S. flag on public property is perfectly fine. Ditto the state flag, ...

The redesign contest included 10 new designs, two former state flags and the current one. The current flag received over 165,000 of the nearly 385,000 votes cast.

There were nearly 400,000 votes over a five-week period. Take a look at what design won the Illinois state flag contest.

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 be (state) “Seal on a ...