SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) — Flags engender such loyalty and pride, they often become very personal emblems with quirky or quaint nicknames: Old Glory, Union Jack, Maple Leaf — or SOB.

If you haven't paid careful attention to flagpoles in the state, Ohio's banner is not your typical rectangle. Here's why.

There is no better state in the Union, and I’ve lived in several." Wilmore also told lawmakers as he presented the flag: “It was the only state flag that flew the whole time, the nine months I ...