“Some may call it an SOB and the vexillogical community (flag experts) may hate it, but people overwhelmingly prefer our current state flag,” said Secretary of State Alexi Giannoulias, whose archivist ...

The contest came after the creation of SB1818, which created an Illinois Flag Commission ... voting was the current state flag, along with three previous design versions. The voting period ...

There were 10 finalists in the contests, and nearly 385,000 people voted. The existing flag received 43% of the votes, more ...

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 highly anticipated Illinois flag redesign contest results were released on ... including the current design. Among the options were the state's 1918 centennial flag and the 1968 ...

Illinoisans voted to keep the current state flag in a redesign contest. Tyler Pasciak LaRiviere/Sun-Times file Share Illinoisans have spoken: Don’t go changing our flag. The public had a chance ...

The Illinois state flag is sometimes derided as an “SOB ... 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 put it to ... whose archivist chairs the Illinois Flag Commission. Its members were chosen by the governor, legislative ...

Some forward-looking lawmakers set up a contest to design a new flag and put it to ... whose archivist chairs the Illinois Flag Commission. Its members were chosen by the governor, legislative ...

Advertisement Article continues below this ad Some forward-looking lawmakers set up a contest to design ... flag,” said Secretary of State Alexi Giannoulias, whose archivist chairs the Illinois ...

Some forward-looking lawmakers set up a contest to design a new flag and ... in March 2025 shows the third-place voted state flag design. (Illinois Secretary of State via AP) This image provided ...