The voting period to choose the new Illinois state flag is coming to a close. The redesign contest runs through February 14, ...

Illinois residents can play a role in history by voting on the new state flag design. Time is running out, however, as Friday ...

As the state debates whether to adopt a new banner, Illinois flag voting will conclude this week, officials say.

Voters can choose from 10 designs for a new flag, the current flag, the 1918 centennial flag or the 1968 sesquicentennial ...

A school bus company reported the theft of four catalytic converters at a cost of nearly $14,300, according to Batavia police reports released after a Freedom of Information Act request. Illinois ...

Riley Spoden announced on Thursday he would be transferring from Alcoa High School in Tennessee to Batavia High School in Illinois. Alcoa's Riley Spoden is making the move from Tennessee's Alcoa ...

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 replace a ...

CHICAGO — Scott Grandchamp was cleaning out the backroom last month at the LaGrange Park Ace Hardware store he owns when he ...

Plans for Batavia’s first marijuana dispensary to open in a former Arby’s restaurant are moving forward. The city council will vote on a request for a conditional use permit Tuesday for ...

It’s advice he and other design experts hope the Illinois Flag Commission will take to heart as it forges ahead with the contest to pick a new flag to represent the state. Participants can also ...