First, let’s talk about the daytime hours. The National Weather Service has placed all of northern Illinois under a WIND ...

The Illinois state flag is sometimes derided as an “SOB” — a state “Seal on a Bedsheet.” The white banner emblazoned with the ...

Winds are already gusting near 35-40 mph as of 1PM this afternoon. A WIND ADVISORY and RED FLAG WARNING run through tonight ...

The National Weather Service issued a severe weather warning in Illinois, warning of possible cyclones, tornados and fires. Here's the forecast.

The Illinois General Assembly will review the poll results and a report from a flag commission before making a final vote on ...

The public overwhelmingly favors retaining the current state flag. Illinois Secretary of State Alexi Giannoulias announced ...

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 ...

The current Illinois flag, depicting the state seal on a white background ... said they wanted to honor Illinois' prairies and agriculture, as well as the state's northern, central and southern ...

CHAMPAIGN, Ill. (WCIA / WGN) — The results are in for the contest to redesign the Illinois state flag, but these tallies aren’t the final say. One design from Champaign received the second ...

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.