The original call for artists, or otherwise, to submit their suggested designs saw more than 5,000 entries pour in with the ...

The sesquicentennial (150-year, upper left) and centennial (upper right) designs for the Illinois state flag are candidates ...

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

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, ...

Voting is open in the the new state flag design contest ... the Ohio River, and the Chicago River/ Illinois River system. The corn kernels and 21-pronged gear that form our state flower, the ...

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

Voting has begun, and folks can choose from one of the new designs, the centennial flag (adopted in 1918 ... the Ohio River and the Chicago/Illinois River system. Nothing about this screams ...

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 ...