That would be “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-looking lawmakers set up a contest to design a new flag and put it to a vote. In a landslide, a winner was chosen. And it's the current flag. Of nearly 385,000 votes cast, the existin ...

BOISE, Idaho — The Idaho Transportation Department (ITD) put up 32 new American flags on the Cloverdale overpass in Boise on Friday, replacing the ones removed after being vandalized.

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. Of nearly 385,000 votes cast, the existing bunting received 43% ...

This image provided by the Illinois Secretary of State’s Office in March 2025 shows the top voted state flag design, the current flag. Illinois Secretary of State’s Office via AP SPRINGFIELD, Ill.

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) — 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 ...

PROPOSED CHANGES TO THE RED FLAG GUN LAW NOW STALLED. THIS IS NOT A MATTER OF IF. IT’S A MATTER OF WHEN SOMEBODY IS SHOT AND KILLED. AND IF WE DON’T REMOVE THAT 48 HOURS NEW MEXICANS TO ...

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