There were 10 finalists in the contests, and nearly 385,000 people voted. The existing flag received 43% of the votes, more ...

The Illinois state flag is sometimes derided as an “SOB” — a state “Seal on a Bedsheet.” The white banner emblazoned with the ...

Illinois Secretary of State Alexi Giannoulias said after the five-week voting period, the current state flag won the vote.

The redesign contest included 10 new designs, two former state flags and the current one. The current flag received over ...

After 385,000 votes, Illinois residents overwhelmingly chose to retain the current state flag, despite new design options.

The people of Illinois have spoken. And they overwhelmingly favor retaining the current state flag. Illinois Secretary of ...

The public overwhelmingly favors retaining the current state flag. Illinois Secretary of State Alexi Giannoulias announced ...

More than half of those who voted in the Illinois flag redesign process wanted a new flag for the state, though their votes ...

Illinois residents overwhelmingly support keeping the current state flag, Secretary of State Alexi Giannoulias announced ...

Earlier this year, the public had the chance to vote for their favorite out of 10 new designs, three previous iterations and ...

The Illinois state flag may be around a lot longer, it turns out. About 43% of the 385,000 votes in an advisory state flag ...

but people overwhelmingly prefer our current state flag,” said Secretary of State Alexi Giannoulias, whose archivist chairs the Illinois Flag Commission. Its members were chosen by the governor ...