As I read the newspaper each morning, I am saddened to see the letters bashing Rep. Michael Baumgartner. Michael was voted into office by a majority of voters, not by the complaining minority ...

The timeless values of the UN Charter must remain our guide. Our shared duty is to “unite our strength” to serve “we the peoples”. October 24, was the seventieth anniversary of the United ...

The International Skating Union apologized for showing the flag of Taiwan, rather than that of Chinese Taipei, at figure ...

Illinoisans voted to keep the current state flag in a redesign contest. Tyler Pasciak LaRiviere/Sun-Times file Share Illinoisans have spoken: Don’t go changing our flag. The public had a chance ...

A bill which would redesign the Washington State flag has been blasted as "un-American" by state Republicans who fear a redesign would remove George Washington from the state flag.

Illinoisans have spoken: Don’t go changing our flag. The public had a chance to vote for a new flag from one of 12 designs or keep the current one. And after five weeks of voting, the current ...

Sophie Grace Clark is a Live News reporter based in London, with a focus on crime stories. She has also covered politics and entertainment extensively. Sophie joined Newsweek in 2024 from a ...

The new law is among the most restrictive governing displays of flags, and is part of a polarizing debate focused on the Pride flag and other expressions of L.G.B.T.Q. support. By Isabella Kwai ...

An overwhelming majority of voters of an online poll chose maintaining the current flag of Illinois rather than picking any of the 10 new options or one of two alternate state flag designs used in ...

The American, Ho-Chunk Nation and Madison flags fly outside the Madison Municipal Building. The city plans to replace the ...

SPRINGFIELD — 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 revision contest decided they’d prefer to resist change ...