After 385,000 votes, Illinois residents overwhelmingly chose to retain the current state flag, despite new design options.
SPRINGFIELD - The public overwhelmingly favors retaining the current state flag, Illinois Secretary of State Alexi ...
Illinois residents voted to keep the existing state flag design, which was adopted in 1915 after a contest to create a flag, and the current flag received more votes than the top 5 design combined.
Illinois residents have spoken and when it comes to the state flag, the message is clear: if it's not broke, don't fix it. After a five-week voting period for a new state flag, residents ...
The Illinois state flag may be around a lot longer, it turns out. About 43% of the 385,000 votes in an advisory state flag revision contest decided they’d prefer to resist change and keep the ...