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 may be getting a new state flag, with residents able to choose from a total of 13 banner designs beginning this month. NBC Chicago. Illinois state flag: When and how to vote for a new design.

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.

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.

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (WGN) — The Illinois Flag Commission announced the Top 10 finalists for their new state flag design competition Tuesday. According to the Illinois Secretary of State’s ...

Editor's Note: The video in this story is from a previous report. After thousands of submissions, 10 finalists and nearly 385,000 votes, the state of Illinois may not have a new flag after all ...

According to the voting results, 43%, or over 165,000, of the votes went to the current flag. The Illinois flag received more votes than the next top five designs combined.

Illinois residents have spoken and when it comes to the state flag, the message is clear: if it's not broke, don't fix it. After a five-week voting period for a new state flag, residents ...

Sales associate Tom Koenig raises the American and Illinois State flags outside the Ace Hardware store, at the opening time, 8 AM, in LaGrange Park, Jan. 27, 2025.

Those flags, along with previous Illinois flags and the state’s current banner, will go up for a public vote, with the commission set to make their recommendations to the state’s General ...

Take a look at what design won the Illinois state flag contest. There were nearly 400,000 votes over a five-week period. Local Sports Things To Do Politics Travel Advertise Obituaries eNewspaper ...