Current flag wins state flag redesign vote
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 current design.
Flag waiver? Illinois residents overwhelming reject idea of redesigning state flag
Of the nearly 385,000 votes cast, more than 165,000 went to the current flag — receiving more votes than the next five top designs combined. Second place earned 32,898 votes, Illinois Secretary ...
Illinois State Flag Retains Favor Among Residents in Redesign Vote
Illinois residents voted to keep the current state flag, with it receiving more votes than the next five alternatives combined.
Illinois residents pick current state flag over a dozen options in online poll
Following nearly a month of online voting, the choice from Illinois resident is clear — keep the current state flag. The options were to choose either one of 10
Winner of Public Vote in Illinois State Flag Redesign Contest is ... the Existing State Flag
Illinois Secretary of State Alexi Giannoulias on Thursday announced that of the nearly 385,000 votes his office received between January and February, more than 165,000 (43% of all ballots) were cast for the existing flag.
Current Illinois state flag tops public voting results in state flag redesign contest
Illinois residents have overwhelmingly shown support for the current state flag design to remain in place, according to Illinois Secretary of State Alexi Giannoulias. He announced the results of the
Did Illinois voters choose a new flag or opt to keep the old one? The results are in.
The highly anticipated Illinois flag redesign contest results were released on Thursday morning. Illinois Secretary of State Alexi Giannoulias said after the five-week voting period, a majority voted to keep the current state flag.
Illinois voters favor current state flag, reject proposals for redesign
Illinois residents voted to keep the existing state flag design in a contest aimed at updating and replacing the flag.
Illinois flag contest winner? It's not that exciting.
Illinois Secretary of State Alexi Giannoulias announced the winning design of the state's new flag contest. Except, well, it's not new. Flashback: Last year, the Illinois Flag Commission released 10 designs for the public to vote on.
Redesign of Illinois State Flag decision not made yet
The results are in for the contest to redesign the Illinois state flag, but these tallies aren’t the final say. One design from Champaign received the second most votes, behind the current state flag.
Illinoisans vote to keep state flag as is
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.
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Illinois flag voting closes this week. Here's how you can still cast ballots
As the state debates whether to adopt a new banner, Illinois flag voting will conclude this week, officials say. The state’s flag, which was adopted more than 100 years ago, could potentially be ...
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A 19th century flag disrupts leadership at an Illinois museum and prompts a state investigation
The AP was alone in reporting that the executive inspector general for Illinois has begun an investigation into the purchase of a 19th century flag by the state-run Abraham Lincoln Presidential ...