Voters in 2020 approved shortening the state's official name because of the connotations that come with that last word. There's been an ongoing effort to remove older versions of the seal from the ...

Illinois residents can play a role in history by voting on the new state flag design. Time is running out, however, as Friday ...

Hanko will only still be needed for a handful of government procedures requiring official seals registered with local municipalities. Taro Kono, state minister in charge of administrative reform ...

It’s the first seal sighting in the Peach State in years, and only the third on state record. “When we first saw it, we thought it was a manatee,” said Elliot Hillock, who spotted the seal this week.