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

Vote for the current Illinois flag not because it is so great, but because anything else wastes our tax dollars.

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 ...

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

An American flag in miniature. The 21 stripes represent Illinois’s admission as the 21st state. The six-pointed star on a blue field represents Chicago, and the white space in between is shaped ...

Illinoisans can now vote on whether they want a new state flag. The Illinois Secretary of State’s office officially ... Doris ...

Votes cannot be altered once they are cast. When will the winning flag be known? After the public voting ends, the Illinois Flag Commission will count votes and report its findings and ...

Illinois may be getting a new state flag, with residents able to choose from a total of 13 banner designs beginning this month. Nearly 5,000 entries were submitted to the Illinois Flag Commission ...

They range from serious — incorporating principles of flag design and the key symbols of Illinois such as its waterways and agricultural roots — to silly, such as a Chicago hot dog.

Explain the meaning behind your flag: The 21 red + white stripes represent Illinois as the 21st state of this union. The blue field with the six-pointed white star represents Chicago. The negative ...

Illinoisans can now vote on whether they want a new state flag. The Illinois Secretary of ... Kam Buckner, of Chicago. The commission selected the 10 finalists in December from 4,844 entries.