Vote for the current Illinois flag not because it is so great, but because anything else wastes our tax dollars.

It’s advice he and other design experts hope the Illinois Flag Commission will take to heart as it forges ahead with the contest to pick a new flag to represent the state. Participants can also ...

The 20-member Illinois Flag Commission, which includes some elected ... Three six-pointed stars represent the state’s three regions*northern, central, and southern*and their 18 points reference ...

and six-sided stars to represent Northern, Central, and Southern Illinois. But then, how many states have cartoonish flags? This one will, at the very least, stand out for its modernistic design.

Maligned by some, the state flag design that’s been used for more than 50 years has its fans. But its future is uncertain, as ...

Votes cannot be altered once they are cast. When will the winning flag be known? After the public voting ends, the Illinois Flag Commission will count votes and report its findings and ...

Chicago mayoral candidate Paul Vallas’ campaign staff assemble a Illinois State flag for the podium during Vallas’ election night party at Recess in 2023. Tyler Pasciak LaRiviere/Sun-Times ...

CHICAGO (CBS) — Voting is open for people to choose which of the 10 finalists for the Illinois state flag redesign most deserves to replace the current model. The original call for artists ...

CHICAGO — Scott Grandchamp was cleaning out the backroom last month at the LaGrange Park Ace Hardware store he owns when he found an untouched Illinois state flag tucked into a safe. He decided ...