“Only the simplest designs really function well,” says Kaye, who is the secretary of the North American Vexillological ...

Public reaction to the 10 finalists has been mixed, to say the least, so we turned to local design experts. They had some ...

Voting is open in the the new state flag design contest. The public can vote online at www.ilsos.gov/stateflag for one of the ...

Doris Turner, of Springfield, and Rep. Kam Buckner, of Chicago. The commission selected the 10 finalists in December from 4,844 entries. The possible new flags come from a variety of designers, ...

President-elect Donald Trump will take office on Monday, and will do so with flags at full-staff above the United States ...

Neil Steinberg/Sun-Times Share Illinois could get a new state flag — and you could design it. Starting Tuesday, the public can begin submitting proposals — up to three per person — to the ...

Voting is now open to choose the new Illinois state flag. The redesign contest runs through February 14, and Illinoisans can pick from one of the Illinois Flag Commission’s Top 10 new designs ...