People have written letters to the Tribune asking for a halt to sending balloons up in honor of a cause or tragic event.

Illinois may be getting a new state flag, with residents able to choose from a total of 13 banner designs beginning this month. Nearly 5,000 entries were submitted to the Illinois Flag Commission ...

Abe’s silhouette reminds us of our past ... Explain the meaning behind your flag: The 21 stripes represent Illinois as the 21st state and reflect its agricultural roots, resembling rows of ...

Turning Point USA founder Charlie Kirk said China wants people of the world to serve under their flag and President Donald Trump is the only person to have the courage to say America is the world's ...

Still, he described the approval processes he’s encountered in Minooka and the rest of Illinois as “fairly ... rises 130 feet and has a big American flag flying on top. The homes of brothers ...

Former Illinois football player Simeon Rice will be among the NFL legends and active players to announce selections during ...

There were people everywhere during flag-raising ceremonies at the Illinois Glass Co. plant in April 1898.

Flags across Illinois will be lowered to half-staff in honor of a soldier from Joliet who died during a training exercise in Lithuania.

Illinois flags are flying at half-staff this week in remembrance of a fallen soldier and Joliet father who was killed in a training accident last month. According to the Department of Central ...

Flags across Illinois will be lowered to half-staff in honor of a soldier from Joliet who died during a training exercise in Lithuania. Jose Duenez Jr. and three other U.S. Army soldiers were ...

Other states are following Utah’s lead and are introducing legislation to ban certain flags in schools and government ...