After weeks of voting amongst 14 total choices, the Illinois public has decided to keep the state's flag the same ... We'll catch you up on the Chicago news you need to know.

Editor's Note: The video in this story is from a previous report. After thousands of submissions, 10 finalists and nearly 385,000 votes, the state of Illinois may not have a new flag after all.

In January and February, vexillological Illinoisans engaged in a process led by the state to select a new state flag.

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 ...

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 ...

That would be (state) “Seal on a Bedsheet,” the derisive moniker with which some have burdened the Illinois state ... the law creating the flag inquiry. But the Chicago Democrat was quick ...

The people of Illinois have ... (26th District, Chicago), was signed into law by Gov. JB Pritzker in 2023, creating the commission to gauge public desire for a new state flag.