Two of the designs have identical-looking syringas, the state flower, although, as I’ve seen mentioned elsewhere, syringas have flowers with four petals, but the flags show five.

EVERETT, Wash. — Students of all ages across the state of Washington submitted their best artwork to win a flag design contest hosted by the Washington Art Education Association. The theme for ...

State officials announced Thursday morning that the current flag won the contest with 165,602 votes, or 43 percent. However, Champaign-based firm Clanin Creative is proud of its design's second ...

Sen. Doris Turner, a Springfield Democrat who sponsored the 2023 bill leading to the design contest, said in a January interview that the flag competition process did not cost the state any money ...

And all 17 wards, Lachman noted, voted for the same new flag. At the onset, CLE Flag had imagined lobbying the city to officially adopt the new design. That idea has come and gone.

Those flags, along with previous Illinois flags and the state’s current banner, will go up for a public vote, with the commission set to make their recommendations to the state’s General ...

Among the designs are a flag with 21 red and white horizontal stripes, representing Illinois status as the 21st state admitted into the union. To the left of the stripes is a blue backdrop with a ...

The Illinois Flag Commission announced the Top 10 finalists for their new state flag design competition Tuesday. According to the Illinois Secretary of State’s website, the Illinois public will ...

Under provisions of SB 1818, voters will get an opportunity to choose between the flag designs published by the committee, but the final say on whether the state will adopt a new banner, and which ...

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (WAND) — The Illinois Flag Commission has selected its top ten finalists for the state flag redesign. Starting in January, the public will be able to vote online at ilsos.gov ...

The Illinois Flag Commission this week released 10 potential new designs for the state flag after lawmakers moved in 2023 to explore replacing the current banner.