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

The original call for artists, or otherwise, to submit their suggested designs saw more than 5,000 entries pour in with the ...

The Illinois State Flag Commission has come out with 10 finalists — chosen from nearly 5,000 submissions — for a new Illinois state flag. Voting has begun, and folks can choose from one of the ...

Illinois, ready to choose a state flag? Voting is open in the the new state flag design contest. The public can vote online at www.ilsos.gov/stateflag for one of the ...

The sesquicentennial (150-year, upper left) and centennial (upper right) designs for the Illinois state flag are candidates ...

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

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 ...

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 ...

The artist who created this rejected Illinois flag redesign said, “The 21 poppy seeds represent Illinois being the 21st state of the Union. The blue and green backgrounds represent 75% of the ...