Some forward-looking lawmakers set up a contest to design a new flag and put it to a vote. In a landslide, a winner was chosen. And it's the current flag. The SOB wins in a landslide Of nearly ...

Of the nearly 385,000 votes that were received, over 165,000 — or 43 percent — were cast for the current Illinois state flag. In fact, it received more votes than the next five top designs ...

Illinois Secretary of State Alexi Giannoulias said nearly 385,000 people voted, with the current flag winning overwhelmingly, with more than 160,000 votes.

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Of the nearly 385,000 votes received, more than 165,000, or 43 percent, were cast for the current Illinois state flag. He said it received more votes than the next five top designs combined.

The redesign contest included 10 new designs, two former state flags and the current one. The current flag received more than 165,000 of the nearly 385,000 votes cast.

Of the nearly 385,000 votes that were received, over 165,000, or 43 percent, were cast for the current Illinois State flag, which received more votes than the next five top designs combined.

10 finalists, plus the current and 2 former flags Last fall, residents were invited to submit their vision for a new standard. More than 4,800 did — most of them serious.

And it's the current flag. The SOB wins in a landslide Of nearly 385,000 votes cast, the existing bunting received 43% — more tallies than the next six finalists combined.