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FILE - Illinois Department of Agriculture employees work on installing flags to the Main Gate State Fair entrance in preparation for the beginning of the State Fair at the Illinois State Fairgrounds Monday, July 30, 2012 in Springfield, Ill. (AP Photo/Seth Perlman)

 Seth Perlman

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (WAND) — The Illinois Flag Commission has selected its top ten finalists for the state flag redesign.

Starting in January, the public will be able to vote online at ilsos.gov/stateflag for one of the ten new designs or one of the three former flag designs, including the current state flag, the 1918 Centennial Flag and the 1968 Sesquicentennial Flag.

Download PDF New State Flag Design Contest Finalists
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“Having received nearly 5,000 entries, I appreciate the creativity and passion reflected in all the submissions,” said Illinois Secretary of State Alexi Giannoulias, whose office convened the Flag Commission meetings.

After a public feedback period, the commission will report its findings to the Illinois General Assembly by April 1, 2025, whose members will vote on whether to adopt a new flag, return to a previous iteration of the flag or retain the current flag.

The state flag has not had a major redesign since 1915.

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