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The Illinois Flag Commission's Top 10 selections are displayed online. Public voting will begin in January 2025. The public can vote for one of the 10 new designs, or for one of the previous flag ...
Illinois State Sen. Terri Bryant, a member of the commission, made clear she likes the current flag, which she said she flies outside her house. Several neighbors on her street do the same, she said.
CHICAGO — The votes are in — the people of Illinois would like to keep the state flag as it is. The public had nearly a month to vote on 10 proposed state flag designs, along with two former ...
The redesign contest included 10 new designs, two former state flags and the current one. The current flag received more than 165,000 of the nearly 385,000 votes cast.
Illinois’ current flag incorporates the state’s official seal, which was adopted in 1869. The flag itself was adopted in 1915, with a small addition of the state’s name added in 1970 ...
A Washington native and his creative firm were chosen as a top-10 finalist for the Illinois state flag design contest. Clanin Creative submitted eight designs, and one was chosen out of roughly ...
Maligned by some, the state flag design that’s been used for more than 50 years has its fans. But its future is uncertain, as the Illinois Flag Commission is a few weeks away from choosing a ...
CHICAGO — The votes are in — the people of Illinois would like to keep the state flag as it is. The public had nearly a month to vote on 10 proposed state flag designs, along with two former ...