Sep. 28—'Woke,' white nationalist, or just a symbol of the state? The answer, truly, is blowing in the wind. Ahead of a November referendum on replacing Maine's flag with a modernized version of the ...

CHAMPAIGN, Ill. (WCIA / WGN) — The results are in for the contest to redesign the Illinois state flag, but these tallies aren’t the final say. One design from Champaign received the second most votes, ...

PEORIA, Ill. (WMBD) — A competition to design a new flag has led to a top 10 design with strong central Illinois ties. Scott Clanin owner of Clanin Creative based in Champaign and his team helped ...

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 to replace a ...

Reactions have been mixed on the 10 finalists. Before voting closes on Feb. 14, hear from design experts about what makes for a good option. Coco Chanel made a name for designing many things, though ...

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) — 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 ...

Members of our Community Editorial Board, a group of community residents who are engaged with and passionate about local ...

CLE Flag, a civic project launched earlier this year to select a new, and as of yet unofficial, flag for the city of Cleveland that better channels its modern ethos, today unveiled three finalist ...