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 ...

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

Illinoisans voted to keep the current state flag in a redesign contest. Tyler Pasciak LaRiviere/Sun-Times file Share Illinoisans have spoken: Don’t go changing our flag. The public had a chance ...

SPRINGFIELD — 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 revision contest decided they’d prefer to resist change ...

“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. Some forward ...

“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. Some forward ...