The Illinois state flag is sometimes derided as an “SOB” — a state “Seal on a Bedsheet.” The white banner emblazoned with the ...

The public had a chance to vote for a new flag from one of 12 designs or keep the current one. And after five weeks of voting, the current flag won — and by a lot. Of the nearly 385,000 votes ...

Of the nearly 385,000 votes that were received, more than 165,000, or 43 percent, were cast for the current state flag, which received more votes than the next five top designs combined.

Colleen Hayes, a graphic designer with Champaign-based Clanin Creative, is shown with its submission in the Illinois flag-design contest, which came in second. The current state flag of Illinois ...

Voters could choose their favorite design from one of the Illinois Flag Commission’s Top 10 new designs, or one of three former flag designs, including the current one, which has not had a major ...

New Hampshire’s flag is one of over 20 flags called “seal on a blue bed sheet,” and looks exactly as described. It’s a design that some lawmakers and members of the public said is boring ...

When the Maple Leaf flag was first hoisted to the top of the Peace Tower on Feb. 15, 1965, few spectators commented on the moment being a triumph of graphic design. But in fact they were ...

Allen County will reveal its new flag April 1, which is 201 years since the county was established, officials announced Wednesday. A county bicentennial committee accepted designs from residents ...

Progressive Washington state lawmakers have introduced a bill that could remove George Washington from the state flag. House Bill 1938 aims to create a committee that will design a new state flag ...

SEATTLE — A new chapter in Washington's history may unfold within the next few years as a bill to establish a committee for redesigning the state flag progresses through the legislature.