Illinois' state flag has a lot going on. The banner includes everything from an eagle holding a shield bearing the national stars and stripes, a ribbon being the state motto of "State sovereignty ...

The current design features a bald eagle atop a rock labeled with two years on it. The eagle is holding a red ribbon in its mouth with the words “State Sovereignty, National Union” emblazoned ...

The Illinois state flag design. SPRINGFIELD, Ill. — Flags engender such loyalty and pride, they often become very personal emblems with quirky or quaint nicknames: Old Glory, Union Jack, Maple ...