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 ...

The current Illinois flag surrounded by ... will then vote on whether to adopt a new flag, return to a previous iteration or keep the current one. Senate Bill 1818, sponsored by State Senator Doris ...

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 ...

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Some of the best young figure skaters in the Chicago area gathered Saturday for a tribute to those who died in the January plane crash over Washington, D.C. Flag football made history on the ...

You'll also find the two largest monuments to a flag in the world anchoring Humboldt ... of its proximity to the University of Illinois at Chicago campus, Little Italy is the place to go for ...

Historians say it’s an impossible question to answer. Major events have shaped Chicago from its very start in 1837, but one year stands out.

The first celebration of the U.S. Flag's birthday was held in 1877, on the 100th anniversary of the Flag Resolution of 1777. However, it is believed that the first annual recognition of the flag's ...