As the deadline to vote in the state’s flag redesign competition approaches, let’s take a look at one design that will never go out of style — the Chicago flag.

Chicago’s original flag was designed in a City Council-sponsored contest in 1917. The winning design was submitted by Wallace Rice, an author and a lecturer at the Art Institute of Chicago.

The Chicago flag tells a story in its stars and stripes, and there is meaning behind each of the elements of the iconic banner. It all starts at the beginning with Wallace Rice, who is credited ...

Illinois' new flag: What design experts say to consider as you vote among 10 finalists Public reaction to the 10 finalists has been mixed, so we turned to the pros.

Historic design. The Chicago flag was created after Mayor William Hale Thompson appointed a flag commission in 1915. A public competition garnered over a thousand entries, ...

Chicago mayoral candidate Paul Vallas’ campaign staff assemble a Illinois State flag for the podium during Vallas’ election night party at Recess located at 838 W. Kinzie St., Feb. 28, 2023.

The Illinois Flag Commission has announced the Top 10 finalists for their new state flag design competition, which will be voted on by the public starting in January.

Secretary of State Alexi Giannoulias announced that a panel will accept submissions to redesign the Illinois flag from Sept. 3 to Oct. 18, 2024. The commission will select 10 designs based on how they ...

If the flag indeed is changed, it would be the first modification to the design since it was first adopted in 1915, and since 1969 when the word “Illinois” was added underneath.