Flags engender such loyalty and pride, they often become very personal emblems with quirky or quaint nicknames: Old Glory, ...

After 385,000 votes, Illinois residents overwhelmingly chose to retain the current state flag, despite new design options.

The redesign contest included 10 new designs, two former state flags and the current one. The current flag received over ...

CHAMPAIGN, Ill. (WCIA / WGN) — The results are in for the contest to redesign the Illinois state flag, but these tallies aren’t the final say. One design from Champaign received the second ...

The people of Illinois have spoken, and they overwhelmingly favor retaining the current state flag. Illinois Secretary of State Alexi Giannoulias has announced the results of the state flag ...

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 ...

Following nearly a month of online voting, the choice from Illinois resident is clear — keep the current state flag. The ...

The current Illinois flag, depicting the state seal on a white background, has been derided as an "SOB" — a seal on a bedsheet. (Public domain image) CHICAGO (CN) — Illinois Secretary of State Alexi ...

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. — The Illinois state flag may be around a lot longer, it turns out. About 43% of the 385,000 votes in an ...

Giannoulias’ office oversees the 21-member Illinois Flag Commission that was impaneled in 2023 to determine if a new flag design was necessary, or wanted, in an effort to better market the state.