Central Illinois Proud3h
Defiant Canadians mark their flag’s anniversary as Trump hopes to make their country a state
Canadians on Saturday marked the 60th anniversary of the inauguration of their flag with a defiant sense of patriotism that ...
Shaw Local1d
Vote for your IL state flag Valentine
The Illinois Secretary of State’s office voting deadline is today, Feb. 14. Voters can choose from 10 designs for a new flag, ...
Historic meeting in Illinois paved the way for Black citizens’ rights
Illinois struck down laws that kept free Black people from entering the state in 1865, a year after the Illinois Colored Convention of 1853, where men and women from across the country worked to find ...
Journal Gazette and Times Courier14d
Illinois state flag has fans — and could keep flying after design contest
CHICAGO — Scott Grandchamp was cleaning out the backroom last month at the LaGrange Park Ace Hardware store he owns when he found an untouched Illinois state flag tucked into a safe. He decided ...
Lawton Constitution14d
Illinois state flag has fans — and could keep flying after design contest
CHICAGO — Scott Grandchamp was cleaning out the backroom last month at the LaGrange Park Ace Hardware store he owns when he found an untouched Illinois state flag tucked into a safe. He decided to ...
The Edwardsville Intelligencer14d
Having an Oreo while taking in the solemnity of Antietam
We were on a Civil War history road trip with my parents, my sister and her husband. Actually, it was my sister, Claire who had done the planning for this trip, but she was nice enough to let us ...