Illinois residents can play a role in history by voting on the new state flag design. Time is running out, however, as Friday ...

The old state flag had a lot going on ... and the Chicago River/Illinois River system. The central icon is made up of corn kernels and a 21-pronged gear that forms a violet, Illinois' state ...

The 20-member Illinois Flag Commission, which includes some elected officials, chose the finalists from nearly 5,000 submissions. The designs incorporate iterations of various state icons ...

The original call for artists, or otherwise, to submit their suggested designs saw more than 5,000 entries pour in with the Illinois Flag Commission. From that panoply, the commission narrowed the ...

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 to replace a ...

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 ...

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 ...

or retain the current flag. Illinois Secretary of State Alexi Giannoulias’ office is conducting the public vote.

CHICAGO — Scott Grandchamp was cleaning out the backroom last month at the LaGrange Park Ace Hardware store he owns when he ...

Voting is now open to choose the new Illinois state flag. The redesign contest runs through February 14, and Illinoisans can pick from one of the Illinois Flag Commission’s Top 10 new designs ...