a ribbon being the state motto of "State sovereignty - national union," and a rising sun over a stretch of land and water. The Illinois Flag Commission earlier this year announced that the state ...

Illinois Secretary of State Alexi Giannoulias on Thursday announced that of the nearly 385,000 votes his office received ...

Voting is open for people to speak out on whether to replace or retain the Illinois state flag. The Illinois Flag Commission unveiled its 10 finalists last month. It received almost 5,000 entries.

Illinois residents have until Feb. 14 to vote ... background with just the state seal — a bald eagle with the state motto in its mouth standing on a rock bearing the year of the state ...