Flags engender such loyalty and pride, they often become very personal emblems with quirky or quaint nicknames: Old Glory, ...

Senate Bill 1818, sponsored by State Sen ... It has remained the same since with exception for the addition of the word "Illinois" placed below the seal in 1969. Claire Grant writes about business ...

“Some may call it an ‘SOB’ — a seal on ... The Illinois Flag Commission will prepare a report detailing its findings and recommendations to the state’s General Assembly by April 1.

After thousands of submissions, 10 finalists and nearly 385,000 votes, the state of Illinois may not have ... As stated in the bill, members of the General Assembly, taking results of the vote ...

(Mark Black/for the Chicago Tribune) 1867: The state seal of Illinois was authorized by the General Assembly, but not used until Oct. 26, 1868. It was designed by Illinois Secretary of State ...