Yes, but participants will be required to explain their relationship to Illinois and provide a description of their flag entry while not exceeding 500 words. How many designs can I submit?

Illinois will accept submissions for a new state flag design after Labor Day as commissioners decide whether to change the flag. The measure creating a 20-member Illinois Flag Commission (IFC ...

Illinois nurtured the nation’s greatest president in Abraham Lincoln. It is the birthplace of iconic Republican President Ronald Reagan and the state where Democrat Barack Obama, the country’s ...

Illinois will begin taking submissions from the public to redesign the state flag starting next week. The Illinois Flag Commission — made up of political appointees and representatives from the ...

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Illinois is launching a guaranteed basic income pilot for families in the child welfare system. The EmPwR program will provide monthly cash payments to 400 families for a year. Researchers want to ...

Have an idea for a new state flag? Your time to shine is coming soon. Illinois Secretary of State Alexi Giannoulias recently announced the Illinois Flag Commission will begin accepting public ...

Participants can visit www.ilsos.gov and upload online or submit their design via mail addressed to Illinois Flag Commission, Howlett Building, Room 476, 501 S. Second St., Springfield, IL 62756 ...

CHAMPAIGN, Ill (AP/CBS) — Luke Altmyer threw for 213 yards and a career-high four touchdowns to lead Illinois to a 45-0 victory over Eastern Illinois on Thursday night in the season opener for ...

The Illinois Fighting Illiniface the Eastern Illinois Panthers in Week 1 of the college football season. Kickoff from Memorial Stadium in Champaign, Illinois, is scheduled for 8 p.m. on Big ...