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Illinois, ready to choose a state flag? Voting is open in the the new state flag design contest.
Illinois residents will soon have their say on a new state flag after officials narrowed down thousands of entries from a statewide contest to their top designs.
A reader is irate over advice that homeowner associations must let residents fly 'thin blue line' flag due to legal protections. Our legal expert responds.
The Illinois Flag Commission announced that the state, in an effort to update the old flag, would accept new designs through Oct. 18. See the finalists here.
The Illinois Flag Commission has announced the Top 10 finalists for their new state flag design competition, which will be voted on by the public starting in January.
Tom DiSario flew a “thin blue line” flag outside his house in Pataskala, Ohio, nearly every day for 5½ years to honor his police chief son who was gunned down in the line of duty. On Nov. 16 ...
2) The publicly visible depiction of the Thin Blue Line American [F]lag symbol on any personal property of a [T]ownship employee, agent [,] or consultant, which is brought into the [T]ownship ...
Former NYPD officer has flown a version of the 'thin blue line' flag for a decade. Now the HOA is demanding it be removed. What's the law? Our expert weighs in.
The Wethersfield town council in Connecticut sparked outrage after voting against allowing the "thin blue line" flag to fly for a beloved state trooper who was killed in the line of duty.
Illinois may be getting a new state flag, with residents able to choose from a total of 13 banner designs beginning this month.
The 20-member Illinois Flag Commission, which includes some elected officials, chose the finalists from nearly 5,000 submissions. The designs incorporate iterations of various state icons ...
The Illinois Flag Commission announced that the state, in an effort to update the old flag, would accept new designs through Oct. 18. See the finalists here.