Illinois has received nearly 5,000 submitted designs for a new state flag after announcing a contest earlier this year.

For the first time in decades, Illinois could adopt a new state flag-- and you could be the one to design it. Last year, ...

Last year, Senate Bill 1818 -- appropriately named after the year Illinois became a state -- created a commission to evaluate the state’s current flag, and decide whether or not it is time to ...

Illinois Secretary of State Alexi Giannoulias announced the Illinois Flag Commission received 4,844 entries for flag ...

Senate Bill 1818 created the Flag Commission to understand how the public feels about a new flag and to “bolster civic pride.” If the Illinois General Assembly approves a new state flag design ...

Secretary of State Alexi Giannoulias announced the Illinois Flag Commission received more than 4,844 entries for a new state ...

The Illinois Flag Commission has a big task ahead after receiving nearly 5,000 proposed designs for a new state flag.

The Illinois Flag Commission will have a monumental task ahead of it, combing through nearly 5,000 entries for a redesigned state banner. According to Illinois Secretary of State Alexi Giannoulias ...

Illinois Secretary of State Alexi Giannoulias is reminding the public that there’s still time to submit an Illinois state flag design before the Oct. 18 deadline. Once the submission period ...

Neil Steinberg/Sun-Times Share Illinois could get a new state flag — and you could design it. Starting Tuesday, the public can begin submitting proposals — up to three per person — to the ...

A state flag commission was established last year after Senate Bill 1818 was signed into law. Illinois State Representative Adam Niemberg (R) is calling on Illinois citizens to join him in ...

Nearly 5,000 designs were submitted for a new Illinois state flag. What do you think should be on the new flag design?