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

Meet the new boss, same as the old boss. After 385,000 votes on a new design for the Illinois state flag, the overwhelming choice was to keep the existing ensign. "Some may call it an SOB — a seal on ...

But it’s another set of colors that inspired the design for Colorado’s state flag: Red, blue, white and gold. CPR’s series Colorado Wonders recently got a question asking why those were ...

The Illinois state flag may be around a lot longer, it turns out. About 43% of the 385,000 votes in an advisory state flag ...

The people of Illinois have spoken, and they overwhelmingly favor retaining the current state flag. Illinois Secretary of State Alexi Giannoulias has announced the results of the state flag ...

saying it often faces criticism for its "poor design and lack of relevance to the state's identity." It also reportedly fails to adhere to best practices in flag design by using too many colors ...

The Illinois state flag is sometimes derided as an “SOB ... there were 219,000 votes for new colors. "There were more people who thought that maybe we should move in a new direction ...

That would be (state) “Seal on a Bedsheet ... point out that while the existing flag received nearly 166,000 votes, there were 219,000 votes for new colors. “There were more people who ...

The Illinois state flag design. SPRINGFIELD ... there were 219,000 votes for new colors. "There were more people who thought that maybe we should move in a new direction," said Buckner, who ...