Voting opens to choose Illinois state flag redesign, including option to just keep the current one
The original call for artists, or otherwise, to submit their suggested designs saw more than 5,000 entries pour in with the ...
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Illinois state flag has fans — and could keep flying after design contest
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 to replace a ...
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A new flag for Illinois is now open for voting. Which design should win?
It’s advice he and other design experts hope the Illinois Flag Commission will take to heart as it forges ahead with the contest to pick a new flag to represent the state. Participants can also ...
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State colors: Public voting begins for possible new Illinois flag. Here's how to vote.
Votes cannot be altered once they are cast. When will the winning flag be known? After the public voting ends, the Illinois Flag Commission will count votes and report its findings and ...
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Brad Weisenstein: Rally around the Illinois flag we’ve already got
Illinois is considering whether it needs a new state flag. Why? Because Gov. JB Pritzker said “it may be time we create a new one that exemplifies the values of our great state.” But when it ...
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Illinois' new flag: What design experts say to consider as you vote among 10 finalists
Chicago mayoral candidate Paul Vallas’ campaign staff assemble a Illinois State flag for the podium during Vallas’ election night party at Recess in 2023. Tyler Pasciak LaRiviere/Sun-Times ...