New state flag commission passes the House – State Journal-Register (Springfield)

Major General Richard R. Neely, Commander of the Illinois National Guard, left, and Lt. Col. Jason Celletti, commander of the 1st Assault Helicopter Battalion, 106th Aviation Regiment, middle, present an Illinois flag to Gov. JB Pritzker during a mobilization ceremony for the regiment Tuesday, Feb. 7, 2023 at the 182nd Airlift Wing in Peoria.The state flag has remained basically the same since it was first adopted in 1915. Its only change in 1969 was an addition of the word “Illinois” underneath an eagle standing on a rock with a shield beneath its feet.
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Frank Goudy
3 years ago

Bound to be a measure push for a WOKE, PC flag.

JackBolly
3 years ago

Coincidentally, on the way to work near the IL river passed a field where a fully grown bald eagle had caught I think a groundhog. The eagle was enormous and majestic – fierce looking creature, not to be messed with.

Poor Taxpayer
3 years ago

Should be the Skull and Crossbones.

Elaine S.
3 years ago

Serious suggestion: use the colors blue and orange and/or some reference to Lincoln

Snarky/cynical suggestion: symbolize our state’s three top industries with a marijuana leaf (cannabis), a slot machine (gambling) and a fetus in a red circle/slash (abortion).

Giddyap
3 years ago

New flag created by Democrats will be a woke shit-show of virtue signal vomit

Old Joe
3 years ago
Reply to  Giddyap

Yep, where’s the rainbow and Mexican cactii?

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