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  2. The current Illinois flag has been around since 1970. The recently enacted Illinois Flag Commission took nearly 5,000 submissions for a new flag and narrowed them down to 10 prospects. Last month ...

  3. Illinoisans can soon pick which banner should be state’s new flag

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    The recently enacted Illinois Flag Commission took nearly 5,000 submissions for a new flag and narrowed them down to 10 prospects. Tuesday, Illinois Secretary of State Alexi Giannoulias said ...

  4. Flag and seal of Illinois - Wikipedia

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    The flag of the state of Illinois bearing the central elements of the seal on a white field was adopted in 1915, and the word Illinois was added to the flag in 1970. In a 2001 survey by the North American Vexillological Association , the flag of Illinois was ranked 49th out of 72 different flags of states and territories, mainly in the US and ...

  5. Illinois to accept designs for new state flag. Here's how to ...

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  6. North American Vexillological Association - Wikipedia

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    The Flag of New Hampshire, an example of the "seal on a bedsheet" design.As of 2024, half of U.S. states use a similar design. In 2001, NAVA published a survey ranking all 72 flags of the states and territories of the United States and all the provinces and territories of Canada.

  7. List of Illinois state symbols - Wikipedia

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    Sesquicentennial flag Sesquicentennial Flag of Illinois 1968 Seal: Seal of Illinois: 1867 Species, geology, and culture. Type Symbol Description Image Law [notes 1] [1]

  8. Ella Park Lawrence - Wikipedia

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    Ella Park Lawrence (May 13, 1857 – March 17, 1924) was an avid advocate for, and is still known today as the “mother” of the Illinois State Flag.She was the Regent of the Rebecca Park chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution (DAR), State Regent of the DAR organizations in Illinois, as well as a known leader and philanthropist of her community, Galesburg, Illinois.

  9. Editorial: If Illinois redesigns its state flag, what best ...

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    Quick. Can you describe what’s on Illinois’ state flag? No worries if you can’t. (An eagle gripping in its beak a banner with the words “state,” “sovereignty,” “national,” and ...