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 ...
There were nearly 400,000 votes over a five-week period. Take a look at what design won the Illinois state flag contest.
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.
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