US EditionIllinois votes on a new state flag design — and chooses the current one
- Illinois lawmakers held a contest to redesign the state flag and put it to a vote.
- The existing flag won with 43% of nearly 385,000 votes, receiving 166,000 votes.
- Representative Kambian Buckner highlighted the contest's success in generating pride for Illinois and engaging the community.
- Secretary of State Alexi Giannoulias noted that many voters prefer the current flag despite calls for change.
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Illinois Voted On A New Flag... And Picked The Same One It Already Had
Every state in the Union has its own flag, and let me tell you, they're not created equal.Colorado? Now that's a flag.Florida? Solid.California? I dig it, bears are pretty sweet.And Ohio? I love that they said, "Rectangles can pound sand; we're free-styling the shape of our flag."But Illinois? Well, a lot of people feel like it's about as boring as a boring state flag can be, which is why the Land of Lincoln decided to go ahead and pick a new fl…
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Illinois votes on a new state flag design — and chooses the current one
The Illinois state flag is sometimes derided as an “SOB” — a state “Seal on a Bedsheet.” The white banner emblazoned with the state's eagle-themed emblem was adopted in 1915, so forward-looking lawmakers adopted a law creating a contest for a new one.
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