Illinois residents can play a role in history by voting on the new state flag design. Time is running out, however, as Friday ...

Maligned by some, the state flag design that’s been used for more than 50 years has its fans. But its future is uncertain, as the Illinois Flag Commission is a few weeks away from choosing a ...

For almost 10 years, 19-year-old ... of the new designs, or a previous state flag, starting in January. Those are available here. The flag commission will report that vote to the Illinois General ...

The original call for artists, or otherwise, to submit their suggested designs saw more than 5,000 entries pour in with the Illinois Flag Commission. From that panoply, the commission narrowed the ...

As the state debates whether to adopt a new banner, Illinois flag voting will conclude this week, officials say.

Many designs for the new Illinois state flag feature the six ... Drew Duffy, who designed the new Cook County flag, looks at the old flag as his mentor Martin Burciaga stands beside him during ...

Here’s a list of the Top 10 flag designs and the meanings behind their depiction: Designer’s relationship to Illinois: 18-year-old lifelong resident born in Moline and currently living in Rock ...

Many proposed designs for the new Illinois state flag feature the ... Drew Duffy, who designed the new Cook County flag, looks at the old flag as his mentor Martin Burciaga stands beside him ...

CHICAGO — Scott Grandchamp was cleaning out the backroom last month at the LaGrange Park Ace Hardware store he owns when he found an untouched Illinois state flag tucked into a safe. He decided ...