Illinois Secretary of State Alexi Giannoulias said voters "overwhelmingly" opted for the winning flag.

Votes are being tallied in the Illinois flag contest, but the current flag has its fans and lawmakers could decide to keep it.

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 ...

The Illinois Flag Commission has announced the Top 10 finalists for their new state flag design competition, which will be voted on by the public starting in January.

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 ...

The current Illinois flag depicts the seal of Illinois, which includes an eagle standing on a shield over a white background, and has remained the same since 1970, when “Illinois” was added to the ...

The Illinois Flag Commission began accepting submissions of new flag designs last week, but not everyone is on board with changing the flag.

Anyone who has ever looked at the Illinois state flag and thought they could design a better version now has that opportunity. The Illinois State Flag Commission will begin accepting submissions ...

The top 10 designs for a new possible state flag may surprise you. One has a butterfly on it. Others nod to Chicago, the Mississippi River and other Illinois waterways, Abraham Lincoln, and ...