Flags engender such loyalty and pride, they often become very personal emblems with quirky or quaint nicknames: Old Glory, Union Jack, Maple Leaf — or SOB. That would be (state) “Seal on a Bedsheet,” ...

It would be the first Midwest state to adopt California’s standards, which require manufacturers to ramp up sales of ...

though other states have made minor changes to their designs or have codified specific standards for their banners. Rankings of state flags have routinely put Illinois on the lower end of the list ...

“State Sovereignty, National Union.” In 1970, “Illinois” in block letters was added at the bottom. Last fall, residents were invited to submit their vision for a new standard. More than ...