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

Flags were lowered to fly at half staff in Illinois Thursday and they were expected to remain at half-staff for several days ...

The Illinois Flag Commission has a big task ahead after receiving nearly 5,000 proposed designs for a new state flag.

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 ...

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 residents making their way around on Wednesday may have noticed flags outside businesses and official building flying at half staff, and it's to honor a fallen Illinois State Trooper.

Secretary of State Alexi Giannoulias announced the Illinois Flag Commission received more than 4,844 entries for a new state ...

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 ...

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

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (WTVO) — Illinois has received nearly 5,000 submitted designs for a new state flag after announcing a contest earlier this year. Illinois Secretary of State Alexi Giannoulias ...

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 ...