Votes are being tallied in the Illinois flag contest, but the current flag has its fans and lawmakers could decide to keep it ...

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

An American flag in miniature. The 21 stripes represent Illinois’s admission as the 21st state. The six-pointed star on a blue field represents Chicago, and the white space in between is shaped ...

Many designs for the new Illinois state flag feature the six-pointed Chicago star or the silhouette of President Abraham Lincoln. “The farther up you go in the level of government, the higher ...

Illinois may be getting a new state flag, with residents able to choose from a total of 13 banner designs beginning this month. Nearly 5,000 entries were submitted to the Illinois Flag Commission ...

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 ...

Attention Illinois residents: You can now officially cast your vote for a new state flag. The voting opened Friday and follows SB1818, which created an Illinois Flag Commission to "gauge public ...

Illinois may be getting a new state flag next year, thanks to a public vote on 10 new flag design proposals that is scheduled for January. Nearly 5,000 entries were submitted to the Illinois Flag ...

sponsored by State Sen. Doris Turner, of Springfield, and Rep. Kam Buckner, of Chicago. The commission selected the 10 finalists in December from 4,844 entries. The possible new flags come from a ...

The Bears will host the first-ever collegiate women’s flag football game for the state of Illinois on March 8, 2025, at the ...

A Dyke March collective member said the flags "made people feel unsafe," and that the march was "anti-Zionist" and "pro-Palestinian." (JTA) — A parade in Chicago celebrating the lesbian ...