Voting Period for New Illinois State Flag Ends, Results to Be Reported by April 1

SPRINGFIELD – The voting period to choose the new Illinois state flag has come to a close. Illinoisans have been choosing from one of the Illinois Flag Commission’s Top 10 new designs, or one of three former flag designs. The commission will count the votes and report its findings and recommendations to the Illinois General Assembly by April 1. Members of the General Assembly will then vote on whether to adopt a new flag, return to a previous iteration of the flag or retain the current flag.