Nearly 5,000 new Illinois State Flag ... The original flag, designed by Rockford native Lucy Derwent in 1915, featured the state seal in front of a white background. It has remained the same ...

The current Illinois flag, adopted in 1915, features the eagle from the state seal on a white background. The word "Illinois" was added to the flag in 1970 because it was otherwise so undistinguished.

Nearly 5,000 designs were submitted for a new Illinois state flag. What do you think should be on the new flag design?

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (WTVO) — Illinois has received nearly 5,000 submitted designs for a new state flag after announcing a contest earlier this year. Illinois Secretary of State Alexi Giannoulias ...