Illinois' current state flag, nicknamed an SOB, wins in a landslide in a contest to design a new flag, with nearly 43% of votes cast.

“Seal on a Bedsheet,” the derisive moniker with which some have burdened the Illinois state flag, a gleaming white banner emblazoned with the state’s bald eagle-themed emblem. Some forward ...

(AP) — Flags engender ... some have burdened the Illinois state flag, a gleaming white banner emblazoned with the state's bald eagle-themed emblem. Get any of our free email newsletters ...

This image provided by the Illinois Secretary of State's Office in March 2025 shows the second-place voted state flag design. Credit: AP Last fall, residents were invited to submit their vision ...

That would be (state) “Seal on a Bedsheet,” the derisive moniker with which some have burdened the Illinois state flag, a gleaming ... Academy Band will play a free concert at Greenwich ...

This image provided by the Illinois Secretary of State’s Office in March 2025 shows the top voted state flag design, the current flag. Illinois Secretary of State’s Office via AP SPRINGFIELD, Ill.

This image provided by the Illinois Secretary of State's Office in March 2025 shows the top voted state flag design, the current flag. (Illinois Secretary of State's Office via AP) This image ...