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

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

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 ...

An overwhelming majority of those who cast online votes in a contest about redesigning the state flag chose the current banner rather than any of the 10 new options or one of two alternate 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 ...

That would be (state) ‘’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 ...

That would be (state) “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 ...

The Illinois state flag design. SPRINGFIELD, Ill. — Flags engender such loyalty and pride, they often become very personal emblems with quirky or quaint nicknames: Old Glory, Union Jack, ...