Illinois Secretary of State Alexi Giannoulias’ office is conducting the public vote. Tom Ackerman covers breaking news and trending news along with general news for the Springfield State Journal ...

CHICAGO (WLS) -- You can help decide whether the state of Illinois gets a new flag. On Tuesday night, we are getting our first look at the 10 finalists from thousands of submissions in a state ...

In 2023, Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker created the IFC to gauge public interest in a new flag, and residents had the opportunity to submit designs for a new flag from Sept. 3 through Oct. 18.

Here’s what to know as the deadline to submit a design approaches. When is the deadline? According to the Illinois Flag Commission, the public submission deadline for designs is Friday, Oct. 18.

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 ...

Some forward-looking Illinois lawmakers set up a contest to design a new flag and put it to a vote. In a landslide, a winner was chosen.

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.

Last year, the Illinois Flag Commission collected almost 5,000 entries of redesigning the old flag. One of those entries was from a Champaign design agency who took second place in the contest.

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. — The Illinois state flag may be around a lot longer, it turns out. About 43% of the 385,000 votes in an advisory state flag revision contest decided they’d prefer to resist ...

Votes can be cast once a day through Feb. 14. The 20-member Illinois Flag Commission, which includes some elected officials, chose the finalists from nearly 5,000 submissions.