The original call for artists, or otherwise, to submit their suggested designs saw more than 5,000 entries pour in with the Illinois Flag Commission. From that panoply, the commission narrowed the ...

As the state debates whether to adopt a new banner, Illinois flag voting will conclude this week, officials say.

Illinois residents have until Feb. 14 to vote — every resident can cast one ballot ... The state flag is essentially a white ...

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 ...

A Chilean flamingo and harbor seal at the Lincoln Park Zoo in Illinois have died of bird flu, officials say. Getty Images/iStockphoto A pair of “amazing animals” — a harbor seal and a ...