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The flag of the
state of Illinois was designed in 1912 by Lucy Derwent and chosen
by the Rockford Chapter of the Daughters of the American
Revolution in response to a contest held by that organization. The
contest was led by Mrs. Ella Park Lawrence, state regent of the
Daughters of the American Revolution. The flag became the official
state banner on July 6, 1915 following its passage in the Illinois
State House and Senate. Governor Edward F. Dunne did not sign the
bill, but he did not veto it.
Updates
In the 1960s, Chief Petty Officer Bruce McDaniel petitioned to
have the name of the state added to the flag. He noted that many
of the people he served with during the Vietnam War did not
recognize the banner. Governor Richard B. Ogilvie signed the
addition to the flag into law on September 17, 1969 and the new
flag was designed by Mrs. Sanford Hutchinson and became the
official flag on July 1, 1970.
Design
The current flag depicts the Great Seal of Illinois, which was
originally designed in 1819 and emulated the Great Seal of the
United States. In the eagle's beak there is a banner with the
state motto, "State Sovereignty, National Union." The dates on the
seal, 1818 and 1868 represent the year Illinois became a state and
the year in which the Great Seal was redesigned by Sharon Tyndale.
Although "State Sovereignty" comes first in the motto, Illinois
was victorious in the American Civil War on the Union side,
fighting against state sovereignty, so Tyndale placed "State" at
the bottom and "Sovereignty" upside-down. |
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