It’s colorless and dull. The Sesquicentennial Flag, with a red silhouette of the state embedded in a white letter I. Looks too much like the symbol of the Illinois Department of Transportation.

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 ...

Among them: two featuring silhouettes of former President Abraham ... and several featuring 21 stars or stripes to symbolize Illinois' status as the 21st state in the nation.