Illinois has received nearly 5,000 submitted designs for a new state flag after announcing a contest earlier this year.

The Illinois Flag Commission will have a monumental task ahead of it, combing through nearly 5,000 entries for a redesigned ...

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (WLS) -- The state of Illinois might be getting a new flag. Secretary of State Alexi Giannoulias said public submissions for a new design are currently being accepted.

Last year, Senate Bill 1818 -- appropriately named after the year Illinois became a state -- created a commission to evaluate the state’s current flag, and decide whether or not it is time to ...

The Illinois Flag Commission has a big task ahead after receiving nearly 5,000 proposed designs for a new state flag. By the end of the year, the commission led by Democratic Secretary of State ...

Neil Steinberg/Sun-Times Share Illinois could get a new state flag — and you could design it. Starting Tuesday, the public can begin submitting proposals — up to three per person — to the ...

Illinois is now considering a new state flag to replace the one dating back to 1915. Neil Steinberg/Sun-Times Share When Illinois formally launched the process of selecting a new state flag ...

Illinois Secretary of State Alexi Giannoulias announced the Illinois Flag Commission received 4,844 entries for flag ...

Nearly 5,000 designs were submitted for a new Illinois state flag. What do you think should be on the new flag design?

Nearly 5,000 new Illinois State Flag designs were entered by the Oct. 18 deadline that could lead to a new look since 1969. Specifically, 4,844 residents sought to make their mark within the ...