SPRINGFIELD, Illinois — Illinois lawmakers are debating legislation that could seal the criminal records of up to 3 million residents who have served their sentences for non-violent offenses ...

Giannoulias’ office oversees the 21-member Illinois Flag Commission that was impaneled in 2023 to determine if a new flag design was necessary, or wanted, in an effort to better market the state.

Illinois didn’t even have an official state flag for the first 97 years of its existence. In 1915, a flag with only the state seal on a white background was officially adopted.