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.
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.
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.
Current Illinois state flag overwhelmingly wins redesign contest
The redesign contest included 10 new designs, two former state flags and the current one. The current flag received over 165,000 of the nearly 385,000 votes cast.
Illinois voters favor keeping current state flag in public poll
Illinois residents overwhelmingly support keeping the current state flag, Secretary of State Alexi Giannoulias announced Thursday after a five-week public voting period to consider a redesign.
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.
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