A young nature enthusiast from Central Illinois, Malachi Garcia, is vying for a chance to win a national competition that promises a once-in-a-lifetime experien ...

The key to Bridget Butler’s success is applicable not only to golf but to all sports. “Just focusing on my shot in front of ...

Participants can visit www.ilsos.gov and upload online or submit their design via mail addressed to Illinois Flag Commission, Howlett Building, Room 476, 501 S. Second St., Springfield, IL 62756.

Two Six Flags amusement parks in the Washington, D.C., area are up for sale after the chain’s $8 billion merger with rival Cedar Fair. Six Flags America and the Hurricane Harbor water park in ...

Six Flags has hung a For Sale sign out in front of two parks in the Washington, D.C. area and is looking to sell more of the 42 locations in the North American amusement park chain following an $8 ...

Some forward-looking Illinois lawmakers set up a contest to design a new flag and put it to a vote. In a landslide, a winner was chosen.

The matchup featured Saniya Shotwell (Benedictine) and Emma Valenzuela (Rockford) – two of the first Illinois athletes to receive college flag football scholarships. In 2023, the pair attended a ...

In 2024, flag football became an Illinois High School Association sanctioned sport, with 154 teams participating in the first state series. Fremd won the inaugural IHSA state championship in October.

CHICAGO — The votes are in — the people of Illinois would like to keep the state flag as it is. The public had nearly a month to vote on 10 proposed state flag designs, along with two former state ...

Nearly 385,000 votes were received in a redesign contest hosted by the Illinois Flag Commission. More than 165,000 votes — or 43 percent — were cast for the current Illinois State flag, which ...

Editor's Note: The video in this story is from a previous report. After thousands of submissions, 10 finalists and nearly 385,000 votes, the state of Illinois may not have a new flag after all.