Explain the meaning behind your flag: My flag uses a silhouette design of the state of Illinois as the focal point.

An Illinois native who spent much of their life in Bloomington/Normal created design 4220, which includes a silhouette of President Abraham Lincoln and the state’s western border.

No. 4 A silhouette of Lincoln embedded in a silhouette of Illinois, surrounded by 21 stars. How could this flag represent any state but Illinois?

Many designs for the new Illinois state flag feature the six-pointed Chicago star or the silhouette of President Abraham Lincoln.

Many proposed designs for the new Illinois state flag feature the six-pointed Chicago star or the silhouette of President Abraham Lincoln.

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

There were nearly 400,000 votes over a five-week period. Take a look at what design won the Illinois state flag contest.

Prosecutors said Joseph Czuba stabbed Wadee Alfayoumi, 6, more than 24 times and called the boy's mother a "devil Muslim" while he attacked them.

That design depicts Abraham Lincoln’s silhouette and the state of Illinois on a dark blue background. A flag designed for the state’s sesquicentennial celebration in 1968 finished in last ...