There were 10 finalists in the contests, and nearly 385,000 people voted. The existing flag received 43% of the votes, more ...

Some forward-looking Illinois lawmakers set up a contest to design a new flag and put it to a vote. In a landslide, a winner ...

Il Est Francais could have the French flag flying high at the Cheltenham Festival. But for Noel George and James Reveley it ...

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SPRINGFIELD — With a deadline approaching for U.S. citizens to obtain REAL IDs, Illinois Secretary of State Alexi Giannoulias is urging Illinois residents to “Get Real.” REAL ID is a ...

With a deadline approaching for U.S. citizens to obtain Real IDs, Illinois Secretary of State Alexi Giannoulias is urging Illinois residents to “Get Real.” Real ID is a federally-standardized ...

The voting period to choose the new Illinois state flag is coming to a close. The redesign contest runs through February 14, and Illinoisans can pick from one of the Illinois Flag Commission’s ...

CHICAGO — Scott Grandchamp was cleaning out the backroom last month at the LaGrange Park Ace Hardware store he owns when he found an untouched Illinois state flag tucked into a safe. He decided ...

Illinois Secretary of State Alexi Giannoulias announced the Illinois Flag Commission received 4,844 entries during the six-week submission period that closed Oct. 18. Now that the submission period is ...