The Illinois flag received more votes than the next top five designs combined. The current flag features the state's seal on a white background. "Some may call it an SOB ...

The state flag is essentially a white background with just the state seal — a bald eagle with the state motto in its mouth standing on a rock bearing the year of the state’s incorporation ...

“We need a flag that truly represents Illinois — a state with a strong workforce, an agriculture champion and so much more,” said State Senator Doris Turner in the announcement of the contest. The ...

For over 50 years, the Illinois state flag has been represented with a white background and the state seal. Last year, the Illinois Flag Commission collected almost 5,000 entries of redesigning ...

Starting Jan. 1, people will be able to vote online for either one of the 10 new designs, to keep the current Illinois flag, or for two former flag designs – including the state's 1918 ...

The original flag, designed by Rockford native Lucy Derwent in 1915, featured the state seal in front of a white background. It has remained the same since with exception for the addition of the ...

ST. LOUIS — The Illinois Flag Commission has revealed the Top 10 finalists in its new state flag design competition. Starting in January, the public can vote on their favorite design through the ...

The Illinois Flag Commission has selected its top 10 finalists out of nearly 5,000 submissions for the state flag redesign contest. ... featured the state seal in front of a white background.

The Illinois State Flag Commission will begin accepting submissions for n ... about 30 states put a shield or a coat of arms on a solid background, 24 of them are blue backgrounds, ...

Flags are flying at half-staff across the nation and here in Illinois, and they won’t be raised any time soon. As of Dec. 30, the lowered flag is a national observance following the death of ...