Hence, according to David Horsey and others, here we have the new Illinois State Seal as modified to fit circumstances. Before some start muttering that this is because of Blagojevich’s being a ...

Donation Options Search Search Search The Illinois state seal | State of Illinois Share Why does the Illinois state seal have the date of Aug. 26, 1818? What’s with the year 1868 on the rock?

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 ...

It’s almost a carbon copy of the state seal. Illinois’ first state flag was adopted in 1915 but more than 50 years later, Bruce McDaniel — a chief petty officer from downstate Morgan County ...

The banner also features a rising sun and a rock featuring the year 1818, when Illinois was founded, and 1868, the year the state’s official seal was proposed.

Lucy Derwent, of the Rockford chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution, placed the Illinois state seal on a white background, and it was chosen to represent the state. She won $25 (the ...

Illinois may be getting a new state flag, with residents able to choose from a total of 13 banner designs beginning this month. Nearly 5,000 entries were submitted to the Illinois Flag Commission ...

(WCIA) — A group of community leaders and advocates gathered at the Illinois State Capitol earlier this month, calling on ...

The Illinois House passed a monumental plan Friday to automatically seal records for people convicted of nonviolent felonies.