The people of Illinois have spoken, and they overwhelmingly favor retaining the current state flag.
Illinois Secretary of State Alexi Giannoulias has announced the results of the state flag redesign contest following a five-week voting period. Voters had the option to choose their favorite from one of the Illinois Flag Commission’s Top 10 new designs, or to choose one of three former flag designs — including the current one, which has not had a major redesign in the past century.
That’s the one they favored, by a lot.
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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 combined…