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 ...

featured the state seal in front of a white background. It has remained the same since with exception for the addition of the word "Illinois" placed below the seal in 1969. Claire Grant writes ...

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 ...