Is it time for Illinois' flag to get a makeover? Some legislators think so.
A bill that would form a commission to determine whether the flag should be redesigned and potentially pick a new design is awaiting Gov. J.B. Pritzker's signature after being approved by the Senate in March and the House late last week.
"I think this is a great example of the misplaced priorities we're seeing this year from our colleagues across the aisle," said state Sen. Seth Lewis, a Bartlett Republican."Instead of focusing on really pressing issues like ethics reform ... we're talking about a new state flag." "In the United States, about 30 states put a shield or a coat of arms on a solid background, 24 of them are blue backgrounds, but Illinois' is white, big whoop," said Ted Kaye, author of"Good Flag, Bad Flag" and secretary of the North American Vexillogical Association."We call them seals on bed sheet flags. They aren't very distinctive."
"What makes a good flag is simplicity, meaningful symbols, few colors, no lettering or seals and distinctiveness," he said."The flag of Illinois really falls short on all of those." While one of the eagle's talons is perched on the rock, the other is atop a shield emblazoned with 13 white stars on a blue background and 13 red and white stripes, which represent the initial colonies of the United States.
"People get those tattooed on their bodies," said Michael Green, owner of the Indiana-based Flags for Good."In the end, flags are about people. People want to belong and they want to display symbols of belonging."
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