The 14th Annual Centralia Veterans Fourth of July Parade drew 40 entries and a crowd along the parade route Friday afternoon.

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.

In 1970, “Illinois” in block letters was added at the bottom. 10 finalists, plus the current and 2 former flags Last fall, residents were invited to submit their vision for a new standard.

10 finalists, plus the current and 2 former flags Last fall, residents were invited to submit their vision for a new standard. More than 4,800 did — most of them serious. The commission whittled ...

In 1970, “Illinois” in block letters was added at the bottom. This image provided by the Illinois Secretary of State's Office in March 2025 shows the second-place voted state flag design ...

Last year, the Illinois Flag Commission collected almost 5,000 entries of redesigning the old flag. One of those entries was from a Champaign design agency who took second place in the contest.

Drum roll please…🥁 After receiving 385,000 votes, we have a DECISIVE winner in the state flag redesign contest! The Illinois Flag Commission will now report the results to the General ...

Editor's Note: The video in this story is from a previous report. After thousands of submissions, 10 finalists and nearly 385,000 votes, the state of Illinois may not have a new flag after all.

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. — 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 ...

Illinois Secretary of State Alexi Giannoulias said after the five-week voting period, a majority voted to keep the current state flag. Voters picked from the Illinois Flag Commission's Top 10 new ...

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 ...

Illinois state flag has fans — and could keep flying after design contest Sales associate Tom Koenig raises the U.S. and Illinois flags outside an Ace Hardware store at the 8 a.m. opening time ...