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 ...

In January and February, vexillological Illinoisans engaged in a process led by the state to select a new state flag.

The highly anticipated Illinois flag redesign contest results were released on Thursday morning. Illinois Secretary of State Alexi Giannoulias said after the five-week voting period, a majority ...

The Illinois state flag is sometimes derided as an “SOB” — a state “Seal on a Bedsheet.” SPRINGFIELD, Ill. -- Flags engender such loyalty and pride, they often become very personal ...

After thousands of submissions, 10 finalists and nearly 385,000 votes, the state of Illinois may not have a new flag after all. "The results are, let's just say, overwhelming," Illinois Secretary ...

Of the nearly 385,000 votes cast, more than 165,000 went to the current flag — receiving more votes than the next five top designs combined. Second place earned 32,898 votes, Illinois Secretary ...

That would be “Seal on a Bedsheet,” the derisive moniker with which some have burdened the Illinois state flag, a gleaming white banner emblazoned with the state's bald eagle-themed emblem.

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 revision contest decided they’d prefer to resist change and keep the ...