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Illinois stuck with old state flag after a disappointing process
Illinois voters prefer to keep the current state flag, earning 165,602 votes. That's disappointing, but not altogether surprising.  As I've written before, the finalists for the new flag were also ...
The current Illinois flag, depicting the state seal on a white background, has been derided as an "SOB" — a seal on a bedsheet. (Public domain image) CHICAGO (CN) — Illinois Secretary of State Alexi ...
Lucy Derwent, of the Rockford chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution, placed the Illinois state seal on a white background, and it was chosen to represent the state. She won $25 (the ...
Illinois residents voted to keep the existing state flag design, which was adopted in 1915 after a contest to create a flag, and the current flag received more votes than the top 5 design combined.
The Illinois General Assembly will review the poll results and a report from a flag commission before making a final vote on ...
There were nearly 400,000 votes over a five-week period. Take a look at what design won the Illinois state flag contest.