Flag Design No. 896 Designer’s relationship to Illinois: Designer’s wife, Maureen Thomas (1952-2023) was born and raised in Oak Park, Illinois.

Illinois' flag violates almost every tenet of good flag design, Kaye said. "What makes a good flag is simplicity, meaningful symbols, few colors, no lettering or seals and distinctiveness," he said.

Illinois’ current flag was first put into use in 1970, but the design has been largely in place for much longer than that, according to the Illinois Flag Commission.

Gov. JB Pritzker approved a commission to explore whether or not Illinois needs a new flag. The current one — which has been mostly the same for about a century — has a lot going on. An ...

The top 10 designs for a new possible state flag may surprise you. One has a butterfly on it. Others nod to Chicago, the Mississippi River and other Illinois waterways, Abraham Lincoln, and ...

In 2023, Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker created the IFC to gauge public interest in a new flag, and residents had the opportunity to submit designs for a new flag from Sept. 3 through Oct. 18.

Illinois’ first state flag was adopted in 1915 but more than 50 years later, Bruce McDaniel — a chief petty officer from downstate Morgan County, who was serving in Vietnam at the time ...

The Illinois Flag Commission announced that the state, in an effort to update the old flag, would accept new designs through Oct. 18. See the finalists here.

Some Illinois lawmakers want more people flying the state flag. A new bill considers whether that means getting a new flag altogether. This week, Senate Bill 1818 — its number corresponding w… ...

The Illinois Flag Commission earlier this year announced that the state, in an effort to update the old flag, would accept new designs through Oct. 18. Nearly two months after submissions closed ...

The measure creating a 20-member Illinois Flag Commission (IFC), was signed into law by Gov. JB Pritzker last year. The commission is currently deciding whether to change the flag.

Illinois’s flag simply reproduces the state seal, which was designed in 1867 by Secretary of State Sharon Tyndale. Written on that bacon-looking ribbon in the eagle’s mouth is the state motto ...