The state of Illinois could have a new flag for the first time in more than 50 years, ... To upload an image, the file will need to be 5 MB or less and in PNG, GIF, or JPG format.

Nearly 5,000 entries were submitted to the Illinois Flag Commission, with 10 new designs making it to a public ballot, according to state officials. Stream NBC 5 for free, 24/7, wherever you are ...

Of the nearly 385,000 votes that were received, over 165,000 — or 43 percent — were cast for the current Illinois state flag. In fact, it received more votes than the next five top designs ...

Illinois Secretary of State Alexi Giannoulias announced Wednesday the state will begin accepting public submissions for a new state flag design starting Sept. 3. Skip Navigation.

Some forward-looking Illinois lawmakers set up a contest to design a new flag and put it to a vote. In a landslide, a winner was chosen.