Illinois, ready to choose a state flag? Voting is open in the the new state flag design contest. The public can vote online at for one of the new designs, or for one of three flags that have already ...

My ancestors came from Ireland ... northern, central, and southern*and their 18 points reference Illinois’ founding in 1818. A sun on the horizon, also featured on our current state flag ...

After a tough year in 2025, entrepreneurs and analysts are hopeful for the future but warn there could still be problems ahead ...

The family of Michael Longley say “his words will live on forever” as they announced details of his funeral next week.

A Northern Ireland council is to write to both the PSNI and the Department for Infrastructure calling for the removal of Israel flags from lampposts. Fermanagh and Omagh District Council voted in ...

BELFAST, Jan 22 (Reuters) - A human rights organisation is taking legal action against Northern Ireland's regional government for failing to meet a nearly 20-year-old statutory obligation to ...

A senior Stormont civil servant 20 years ago was prompted to advise that when it came to the subject of symbols and anthems that “circumstances are different in Northern Ireland”. The official ...

Northern Ireland and Northern England could get a glimpse of the incredible sight, which are usually confined to the Arctic Circle and areas far to the north. Elizabeth J McGrath, from Colby ...

Unionists will never accept the Tricolour as their flag in a united Ireland And that’s not just the view of hardliners, but fact most people in the Republic are unlikely to budge over the issue ...

Jon Hill reveals investigators were contacted by people affected by Say Nothing, the Disney+ series that includes scenes portraying final hours of Jean McConville and Joe Lynskey Sat Jan 11 2025 ...

About 250,000 customers are still without power in Northern Ireland - and more than 700,000 in the Republic of Ireland NIE say it could take up to ten days to restore power A man has died after a ...

The erection of union flags at the entrance to a planned new housing development of 40 homes in Co Tyrone has been branded as an attempt to intimidate nationalists from purchasing homes in the area.