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. And it's the current flag. The SOB wins in a landslide Of nearly 385,000 ...

CHAMPAIGN, Ill. (WCIA / WGN) — 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 ...

The current flag, which features a classic seal of a bald eagle on a plain white background, received more votes than the next six top designs combined. “Some may call it an SOB — a seal on a bedsheet ...

ILLINOIS (KFVS) - Illinoisans voted in favor of keeping the current design for the state flag, according to the secretary of state. This followed a five-week voting period to consider a redesign ...

Of the nearly 385,000 votes that were received, more than 165,000, or 43 percent, were cast for the current state flag, which received more votes than the next five top designs combined.

The public had a chance to vote for a new flag from one of 12 designs or keep the current one. And after five weeks of voting, the current flag won — and by a lot. Of the nearly 385,000 votes ...

"The current state flag received more than 165,000 votes, or about 43% of the total vote." Earlier this year, the public had the chance to vote on 10 new designs -- finalists from more than 5,000 ...

Between 1949 and 1955, the Council of Europe received over 150 unsolicited flag designs, each from keen individuals hoping to represent the unification it symbolised. Although an extremely specific ...