“Some may call it an SOB and the vexillogical community (flag experts) may hate it, but people overwhelmingly prefer our ...
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 ...
The highly anticipated Illinois flag redesign contest results were released on Thursday morning. Illinois Secretary of State Alexi Giannoulias said after the five-week voting period, a majority ...
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 ...
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. — The Illinois state flag may be around a lot longer, it turns out. About 43% of the 385,000 votes in an ...
After weeks of voting amongst 14 total choices, the Illinois public has decided to keep the state's flag the same. But what happens next? Earlier this year, the public had the chance to vote on 10 ...
Following nearly a month of online voting, the choice from Illinois resident is clear — keep the current state flag. The ...
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.