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, ...
The State Journal-Register9d
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.
NBC Chicago29d
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.
Daily Herald9d
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 Indiana9d
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.