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 ...

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

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 Ohio River, and the Chicago River/ Illinois River system. The corn kernels and 21-pronged gear that form our state flower, 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, ...

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 ...