Flags were flying at half-staff Monday in Illinois ahead of visitation and funeral services for fallen Chicago Police Officer ...

The 20-member Illinois Flag Commission, ... The third star from left on the Chicago flag represents the Century of Progress International Exposition of 1933. (Chicago Tribune) ...

Relationship to Illinois: In the fall of 2004, I lived in Chicago and was studying industrial design at UIC. My ...

Voters picked from the Illinois Flag Commission's Top 10 new designs, including the current design. Among the options were the state's 1918 centennial flag and the 1968 sesquicentennial flag.

Explain the meaning behind your flag: The state butterfly, the Monarch, is the focal point of this flag that includes 21 stars for Illinois being the 21st state (the large star represents Illinois).

Chicago mayoral candidate Paul Vallas’ campaign staff assemble a Illinois State flag for the podium during Vallas’ election night party at Recess located at 838 W. Kinzie St., Feb. 28, 2023.

Illinois' new flag: What design experts say to consider as you vote among 10 finalists Public reaction to the 10 finalists has been mixed, so we turned to the pros.

Illinois will begin accepting submissions for a new state flag design as the 20-member Illinois Flag Commission decides whether to ... CHICAGO DNC PROTESTS TO PUT ILLINOIS' NO-CASH-BAIL LAW TO THE ...

The Illinois Flag Commission has released the 10 finalists in its competition to come up with a new design for the state flag. ... The Chicago Sun-Times is free to all, ...

The Centennial Flag, created in 1918 to commemorate a century of Illinois statehood. A white star on a blue stripe, flanked by ten stars on each side, for a total of 21. It’s colorless and dull.

From a butterfly surrounded by stars to a silhouetted profile of Abraham Lincoln facing the state’s western border, the top 10 designs for Illinois’ new flag are now public.