Illinois votes on a new state flag design — and chooses the current one
Flags engender such loyalty and pride, they often become very personal emblems with quirky or quaint nicknames: Old Glory, ...
Daily Herald8d
Flag redesign voters say stick with ‘seal on a bedsheet’
That’s 43% of the total vote, Illinois Secretary of State Alexi Giannoulias noted. “Some may call it an SOB — a seal on a bedsheet — and the (vexillologic) community may hate it ...
The Times of Northwest Indiana8d
Illinois state flag likely to remain unchanged
Approximately 43% of the 385,000 flag votes submitted online since January favored keeping Illinois' flag as it is.
NBC Chicago28d
Friday marks last day to vote on new Illinois state flag design
The banner also features a rising sun and a rock featuring the year 1818, when Illinois was founded, and 1868, the year the state’s official seal was proposed.
The State Journal-Register8d
Illinois unveils winning design of state flag. See which design won
There were nearly 400,000 votes over a five-week period. Take a look at what design won the Illinois state flag contest.