The Illinois state flag design. AP SPRINGFIELD ... Some forward-looking lawmakers set up a contest to design a new flag and put it to a vote. In a landslide, a winner was chosen.

This image provided by the Illinois Secretary of State's Office in March 2025 shows the third-place voted state flag design. Credit: AP Regardless of the outcome, Buckner said the contest ...

Some forward-looking lawmakers set up a contest to design a new flag ... Office in March 2025 shows the third-place voted state flag design. (Illinois Secretary of State via AP) This image ...

Some forward-looking lawmakers set up a contest to design a ... state flag,” said Secretary of State Alexi Giannoulias, whose archivist chairs the Illinois Flag Commission.