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.That would be (state) “Seal on a Bedsheet,” ...

But a Champaign business that sent in a submission said the total votes for the new flag options is larger. Current Illinois state flag wins overwhelmingly in redesign contest This might mean the ...

a majority voted to keep the current state flag. Voters picked from the Illinois Flag Commission's Top 10 new designs, including the current design. Among the options were the state's 1918 ...

Illinois residents have spoken and when it comes to the state flag, the message is clear: if it's not broke, don't fix it. After a five-week voting period for a new state flag, residents ...

we have a DECISIVE winner in the state flag redesign contest! The Illinois Flag Commission will now report the results to the General Assembly who will vote on whether to adopt a new flag or keep ...

The Illinois Flag Commission will prepare a report detailing its findings and recommendations to the state’s General Assembly by April 1. Lawmakers will then vote on whether to adopt a new state ...

After thousands of submissions, 10 finalists and nearly 385,000 votes, the state of Illinois may not have a new flag after all. "The results are, let's just say, overwhelming," Illinois Secretary ...

The Illinois state flag is sometimes derided as an ... Some forward-looking lawmakers set up a contest to design a new flag and put it to a vote. In a landslide, a winner was chosen.

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

Some forward-looking lawmakers set up a contest to design a new flag and ... our current state flag,” said Secretary of State Alexi Giannoulias, whose archivist chairs the Illinois Flag Commission.

Some forward-looking lawmakers set up a contest to design a new flag and ... our current state flag,” said Secretary of State Alexi Giannoulias, whose archivist chairs the Illinois Flag Commission.