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 ...

Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. ST. LOUIS — The Illinois Flag Commission has revealed the Top 10 finalists in its new state flag design competition.

Illinois Secretary of State Alexi Giannoulias said after the five-week voting period, a majority voted to keep the current state flag. Voters picked from the Illinois Flag Commission's Top 10 new ...

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 ...

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. (AP) — Flags engender such loyalty and pride, they often become very personal emblems with quirky or quaint nicknames: Old Glory, Union Jack, Maple Leaf — or SOB.

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.

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.

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 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 ...