There were nearly 400,000 votes over a five-week period. Take a look at what design won the Illinois state flag contest.

“Some may call it an SOB and the vexillogical community (flag experts) may hate it, but people overwhelmingly prefer our ...

Rockford University's Women's Flag Football team is the first competitive team in the sport in Illinois and will play 16 ...

Photos from the first women’s college flag football game in Illinois between Benedictine and Rockford on March 8, 2025, at the Walter Payton Center in Lake Forest.

Illinois residents voted to keep the existing state flag design, which was adopted in 1915 after a contest to create a flag, and the current flag received more votes than the top 5 design combined.

For the first time ever in the state of Illinois, the Rockford Regents will take on the Benedictine Eagles for a collegiate ...

The 11-player Benedictine University flag football team sat in a stretching circle just outside the walled turf field at ...

"This is unreal for me." The matchup featured Saniya Shotwell (Benedictine) and Emma Valenzuela (Rockford) – two of the first Illinois athletes to receive college flag football scholarships. In 2023, ...