PEORIA, Ill. (WMBD) — After having nearly 5,000 entries for a new state flag, a commission has narrowed it to 10 to be voted on by the public. The Illinois Flag Commission members were able to ...

PEORIA, Ill. (WMBD) — A competition to design a new flag has led to a top 10 design with strong central Illinois ties. Scott Clanin owner of Clanin Creative based in Champaign and his team ...

PEORIA (25News Now) - The Illinois Flag Commission is asking for help to decide if the state should replace the design Illinoisans currently see on the flag poles. After receiving nearly 5,000 designs ...

Like Lahood, Osman is from Peoria. “Omer has truly lived the American Dream,” LaHood said in telling Osman’s story. The video is here. — Congressman Jonathan Jackson (IL-01) condemned Elon ...

Instead of believing it was a horrible tragedy, the Post family thinks the past 10 days have been a chance to “unwrap” for a second time the gift that is ...

Colene graduated from Chester High School in 1945 and attended Southern Illinois University ... She authored a series of articles published in the Peoria Journal Star chronicling her life as ...

Illinois may be getting a new state flag, with residents able to choose from a total of 13 banner designs beginning this month.

Because the flag directive lasts through Tuesday, Jan. 28, flags will be lowered during President-elect Donald Trump’s inauguration Monday, Jan. 20. The last time this occurred was in 1973, when the ...

The artist who created this rejected Illinois flag redesign said, “The 21 poppy seeds represent Illinois being the 21st state of the Union. The blue and green backgrounds represent 75% of the ...

SPRINGFIELD — Earlier this month, the Illinois State Flag Commission selected 10 designs out of more than 4,800 submissions as finalists in the competition to select a new state flag.