Illinois votes on a new state flag design — and chooses the current one
The Illinois state flag is sometimes derided as an “SOB” — a state “Seal on a Bedsheet.” The white banner emblazoned with the ...
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Illinois Residents Take Hard Pass On New Flag Designs, Sticking With ‘Seal On A Bedsheet’
The Illinois General Assembly will review the poll results and a report from a flag commission before making a final vote on ...
Illinois could still get a new flag despite overwhelming vote for current design
The results are in for the contest to redesign the Illinois state flag, but these tallies aren’t the final say.
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Does the public want a new Illinois state flag? Survey says...
The public overwhelmingly favors retaining the current state flag. Illinois Secretary of State Alexi Giannoulias announced ...
And the winner of the Illinois state flag contest is…
The people of Illinois have spoken. And they overwhelmingly favor retaining the current state flag. Illinois Secretary of ...
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In contest to pick new state flag, Illinois citizens vote to stick with the old one
The Illinois state flag may be around a lot longer, it turns out. About 43% of the 385,000 votes in an advisory state flag ...
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Illinois votes on a new state flag design -- and chooses the current one
The Illinois state flag is sometimes derided as an “SOB” — a state “Seal on a Bedsheet.” SPRINGFIELD, Ill. -- Flags engender such loyalty and pride, they often become very personal ...
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Illinois votes on a new state flag design — and chooses the current one
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 ...