Illinois votes on a new state flag design — and chooses the current one
The Illinois state flag is sometimes derided as an “SOB” — a state “Seal on a Bedsheet.” The white banner emblazoned with the ...
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From The Editor’s Desk: Illinois Missed Out Not Changing Its Flag
In January and February, vexillological Illinoisans engaged in a process led by the state to select a new state flag.
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Illinois votes on a new state flag design — and chooses the current one
Some forward-looking lawmakers set up a contest to design a new flag and ... our current state flag,” said Secretary of State Alexi Giannoulias, whose archivist chairs the Illinois Flag Commission.
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Illinois Votes On a New State Flag Design—and Chooses the Current One
The Illinois state flag design. SPRINGFIELD ... 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.
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Illinois votes on a new state flag design — and chooses the current one
That would be (state) “Seal on a Bedsheet,” the derisive moniker with which some have burdened the Illinois state flag ... a process that is mandating a new flag. We’re going to test ...
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Illinois votes on a new state flag design - and chooses the current one
Some forward-looking lawmakers set up a contest to design a new flag and ... our current state flag,” said Secretary of State Alexi Giannoulias, whose archivist chairs the Illinois Flag Commission.