The Illinois state flag is sometimes derided as an “SOB” — a state “Seal on a Bedsheet.” The white banner emblazoned with the ...

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 ...

Illinois residents have spoken ... were cast for the current state flag, which received more votes than the next five top designs combined. “Some may call it an SOB – a seal on a bedsheet ...

Of the nearly 385,000 votes cast, more than 165,000 went to the current flag — receiving more votes than the next five top designs combined. Second place earned 32,898 votes, Illinois Secretary ...

That design depicts Abraham Lincoln’s silhouette and the state of Illinois on a dark blue background. A flag designed for the state’s sesquicentennial celebration in 1968 finished in last ...

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.

Voters had the option to choose their favorite from one of the Illinois Flag Commission’s Top 10 new designs, or to choose one of three former flag designs — including the current one ...

That design depicts Abraham Lincoln’s silhouette and the state of Illinois on a dark blue background. A flag designed for the state’s sesquicentennial celebration in 1968 finished in last ...

Colleen Hayes, a graphic designer with Champaign-based Clanin Creative, is shown with its submission in the Illinois flag-design contest, which came in second. The current state flag of Illinois ...