About a dozen other flags — from Mexico, the U.S., California, Guatemala and El Salvador — fluttered over the crowd. “Everyone has a story here,” Martinez said.

The 12,300-foot (3,763-meter) high volcano is one of the most active in Central America. It is 33 miles (53 km) from Guatemala’s capital.

SAN MIGUEL ESCOBAR, Guatemala — Stitch by stitch, artisans have worked for months on the elaborate garments that will debut this week in Holy Week processions across Guatemala and beyond.

The current design admittedly is boring and plain, with the city of Boise logo, which won’t be changing, on a blue background. It looks fine to me.

EVERETT, Wash. — Students of all ages across the state of Washington submitted their best artwork to win a flag design contest hosted by the Washington Art Education Association. The theme for ...

Sen. Doris Turner, a Springfield Democrat who sponsored the 2023 bill leading to the design contest, said in a January interview that the flag competition process did not cost the state any money ...

And all 17 wards, Lachman noted, voted for the same new flag. At the onset, CLE Flag had imagined lobbying the city to officially adopt the new design. That idea has come and gone.

Nine out of 10 designs are downright awful, and the one I find acceptable is not much different from the current flag we proudly display now. That begs the question, why bother changing it at all ?

PHOTOS: See the 10 designs that could soon become Illinois' new state flag The contest to design a new Illinois state flag opened in September, with guidelines saying the design "must reflect the ...

Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. ST. LOUIS — The Illinois Flag Commission has revealed the Top 10 finalists in its new state flag design competition.

Among the designs are a flag with 21 red and white horizontal stripes, representing Illinois status as the 21st state admitted into the union. To the left of the stripes is a blue backdrop with a ...

The Illinois Flag Commission announced the Top 10 finalists for their new state flag design competition Tuesday. According to the Illinois Secretary of State’s website, the Illinois public will ...