For over 50 years, the Illinois state flag has been represented with a white background and the state seal. Last year, the Illinois Flag Commission collected almost 5,000 entries of redesigning ...

That would be (state) “Seal on a Bedsheet,” the derisive moniker with which some have burdened the Illinois state flag, a gleaming white banner emblazoned with the state’s bald eagle-themed ...

eliminates the 'seal-on-bedsheet' look. Not overly imaginative, but practical and economic. (Illinois Secretary of State) Relationship to Illinois: My late wife Maureen Thomas (1952-2023 ...

The banner also features a rising sun and a rock featuring the year 1818, when Illinois was founded, and 1868, the year the state’s official seal was proposed.

Personally, I think the option of “Nah, let’s skip it,” should be added to more Illinois ballots in the future. Our current flag is pretty OK. It’s the state seal: basically, an eagle ...

That would be (state) “Seal on a Bedsheet,” the derisive moniker with which some have burdened the Illinois state flag, a gleaming white banner emblazoned with the state’s bald eagle-themed ...

Lucy Derwent, of the Rockford chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution, placed the Illinois state seal on a white background, and it was chosen to represent the state. She won $25 (the ...