Here’s a look back at what happened in the Chicago area on Jan. 15, according to the Tribune’s archives. Is an important ...

Public reaction to the 10 finalists has been mixed, to say the least, so we turned to local design experts. They had some ...

Illinois, ready to choose a state flag? Voting is open in the the new state flag design contest. The public can vote online ...

Illinois could soon see a new state flag as part of a contest from the Illinois Secretary of State, which was whittled to 10 ...

Illinois may be getting a new state flag, with residents able to choose from a total of 13 banner designs beginning this month.

Voters can choose from 10 designs for a new flag, the current flag, the 1918 centennial flag or 1968 sesquicentennial flag. Individuals can vote for one flag once every 24 hours and may select the ...

Explain the meaning behind your flag: The 21 red + white stripes represent Illinois as the 21st state of this union. The blue field with the six-pointed white star represents Chicago. The negative ...

sponsored by State Sen. Doris Turner, of Springfield, and Rep. Kam Buckner, of Chicago. The commission selected the 10 finalists in December from 4,844 entries. The possible new flags come from a ...

When Tatiana Dos Santos started playing flag football, she did so on a dirt field in Panama. By the time she left high school ...

The flag combines the logos of the University of Iowa and Iowa State University, and it indicates that at least one alumnus or fan of each university lives at the same residence, with their respective ...