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

Local artists designed the flag for the county as part of a $90,000 contract with St. Louis-based marketing agency Elasticity ...

The people of Illinois have spoken, and they overwhelmingly favor retaining the current state flag. Illinois Secretary of ...

Starting in January, the public will have the opportunity to vote online at www.ilsos.gov/stateflag for one of the new designs, or one of three former flag designs, including the current state flag, ...

JEFFERSON COUNTY, Mo. – A dry, windy Friday forced officials to issue a red flag warning for much of Missouri and parts of Illinois. Fire crews were busy, as multiple brush fires broke out ...

Strom Peterson, D-Edmonds, said he sponsored HB 1938 after receiving an email from a constituent who raised issues with the flag’s design. If enacted, the bill will establish a redesign ...

PINEVILLE, Mo. — Three people were killed in a crash near Pineville Sunday night. According to the Missouri State Highway Patrol, a Bella Vista woman was heading south in the northbound lanes of ...

Is Washington’s state flag a relic of days gone by and should it be redesigned? The question won't be answered this year after a bill in this year’s Legislature proposing a committee to explore the ...

Rep. Strom Peterson’s House Bill 1938 outlined a process to redesign Washington’s state flag by 2028. But it won’t be flying this year. Peterson, D-Edmonds, criticized the state’s ...

Washington state lawmakers discuss local control over wolf management and debate over the proposed redesign of the state flag that would remove George Washington’s image. House Bill 1311 ...