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Illinois is getting a new flag for some reason:

The measure creating a 20-member Illinois Flag Commission (IFC), was signed into law by Gov. JB Pritzker last year. The commission is currently deciding whether to change the flag. "History is living, breathing, and ever-evolving," said Democratic state Sen. Doris Turner, a co-sponsor of the legislation that started this effort. In a statement, Turner said, "We need to ensure government is evolving with the times, so people are engaged and a part of what is going on across the State. To start the conversation, I led the initiative to create the Illinois Flag Commission….[It] is tasked with deciding whether the current State flag should be replaced with a redesigned State flag. We need a flag that truly represents Illinois – a state with a strong workforce, an agriculture champion, and so much more." Turner of Springfield and Democratic state Rep. Kam Buckner of Chicago created the legislation to allow officials to "evaluate if a new State flag would better represent the state’s diversity of urban, suburban and rural communities and inspire renewed state pride among Illinoisians," the Illinois secretary of state’s office said in a press release.

Wanted: New woke flag...