Illinois will accept submissions for a new state flag design after Labor Day as commissioners decide whether to change the flag. The measure creating a 20-member Illinois Flag Commission (IFC ...

Voting is now open to choose the new Illinois state flag. The redesign contest runs through February 14, and Illinoisans can pick from one of the Illinois Flag Commission’s Top 10 new designs ...

Explain the meaning behind your flag: The 21 stripes represent Illinois as the 21st state and reflect its agricultural roots, resembling rows of crops and the open prairie.

Illinois Secretary of State Alexi Giannoulias recently announced the Illinois Flag Commission will begin accepting public submissions for a new state flag design starting Tuesday, Sept. 3.

The Illinois Flag Commission has announced the Top 10 finalists for their new state flag design competition, which will be voted on by the public starting in January. KTVI-TV St. Louis.

The state of Illinois will begin accepting submissions for a new state flag design on Sept. 3 as a commission decides whether Illinois’ current flag needs to be replaced.

Last year, the Illinois Flag Commission collected almost 5,000 entries of redesigning the old flag. One of those entries was from a Champaign design agency who took second place in the contest.

People can vote for one of the 10 new designs, or for one of the three former flag designs including the current state flag, the 1918 Centennial Flag and the 1968 Sesquicentennial Flag.

Illinois Secretary of State Alexi Giannoulias recently announced the Illinois Flag Commission will begin accepting public submissions for a new state flag design starting Tuesday, Sept. 3.

Gov. JB Pritzker approved a commission to explore whether or not Illinois needs a new flag. The current one — which has been the same for about a century — has a lot going on.

The Illinois Flag Commission has announced the Top 10 finalists for their new state flag design competition, which will be voted on by the public starting in January. Skip to content.