“Some may call it an SOB and the vexillogical community (flag experts) may hate it, but people overwhelmingly prefer our ...

Photos from the first women’s college flag football game in Illinois between Benedictine and Rockford on March 8, 2025, at the Walter Payton Center in Lake Forest.

In January and February, vexillological Illinoisans engaged in a process led by the state to select a new state flag.

In 1970, “Illinois” in block letters was added ... Kam Buckner, who sponsored the law creating the flag inquiry. But the Chicago Democrat was quick to point out that while the existing flag ...

The redesign contest included 10 new designs, two former state flags and the current one. The current flag received over 165,000 of the nearly 385,000 votes cast.

The Illinois General Assembly will review the poll results and a report from a flag commission before making a final vote on ...

More than half of those who voted in the Illinois flag redesign process wanted a new flag for the state, though their votes were spread among 12 alternative designs.

Illinois residents voted to keep the current state flag, with it receiving more votes than the next five alternatives ...

The protesters said they are fighting against Musk's Department of Government Efficiency, or DOGE, and its cuts to government ...

Editor's Note: The video in this story is from a previous report. After thousands of submissions, 10 finalists and nearly 385,000 votes, the state of Illinois may not have a new flag after all.