LANSING, Mich.—By order of Gov. Rick Snyder, flags on all campuses of Western Michigan University and throughout Michigan will be lowered to half-staff Thursday, July 9, in honor of Senior Chief Petty ...

That change was a result of Waverly resident Bruce McDaniel, then a chief petty officer serving in Vietnam, writing to his state representative to say the Illinois flag in his mess hall could not ...

Voting is open for people to speak out on whether to replace or retain the Illinois state flag. The Illinois Flag Commission unveiled its 10 finalists last month. It received almost 5,000 entries.