My designs reflect these qualities in a way that can hopefully inspire others to share my pride for my home. Explain the meaning behind your flag: The outline of Abraham Lincoln symbolizes liberty ...

Another design features an orange monarch butterfly surrounded by 21 orange stars over a blue backdrop. The first official flag of Illinois was adopted in 1915, almost 100 years after Illinois ...

The Illinois Flag Commission announced that the state, in an effort to update the old flag, would accept new designs through Oct. 18. See the finalists here.

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 ...

Abraham Lincoln or his famous stovepipe top hat are in dozens of designs, including one that shows 21 black top hats (to represent Illinois being the 21st state) set upon an orange field because ...

Utah began collecting designs in January 2022, eventually receiving nearly 6,000 flag designs through its process. The Salt Lake Tribune ran its own contest and collected a little more than 1,000.

Minnesota officially has new state flag design MINNEAPOLIS — The panel tasked with replacing key state symbols finalized the new flag on Tuesday after four months of discussion and several ...

Some forward-looking Illinois lawmakers set up a contest to design a new flag and put it to a vote. In a landslide, a winner was chosen.

Flags For Good donates a portion of each flag sale to charity. The State Emblems Redesign Commission received more than 2,000 flag designs in the past six months and narrowed down the field to ...

An orange flag flies on top of the Tacoma Dome in 2023 On June 4, an orange flag was raised on the Tacoma Dome. Three years ago, Mayor Victoria Woodards declared June as Gun Violence Awareness ...