If approved, Illinois will join a new crop of states with simplified, modern flag designs. Illinois could be next state to ...

The Illinois Flag Commission releases the top 10 finalists for the new state flag design contest.

Abraham Lincoln, corn, and even the Monarch butterfly were some of the many iconic images represented in the final designs.

One has a butterfly on it. Others nod to Chicago, the Mississippi River and other Illinois waterways, Abraham Lincoln, and agriculture. Which is your favorite?

From a butterfly surrounded by stars to a silhouetted profile of Abraham Lincoln facing the state’s western border, the top ...

This week, the Illinois Flag Commission announced the top 10 finalists for the new state flag. Mine, sadly, did not make the cut. More than 5,000 ideas were submitted so it was always going to be a ...

The next phase of the redesign process will start in January, when the public can vote for one of the new designs — or stick ...

Starting Jan. 1, people will be able to vote online for either one of the 10 new designs, to keep the current Illinois flag, or for two former flag designs – including the state's 1918 centennial flag ...

The Illinois Secretary of State's office has released the finalists for a new state flag design, which the public will be ...