The 21st Show

Rating the 10 finalists for Illinois’ new flag

Produced by Brian Mackey
 
13 flags from Illinois' recent flag design competition. The graphic includes 10 new designs, the current state flag, and two historic designs.

A screen capture from a video published by the Illinois Secretary of State's office showing the 10 finalists for a potential new state flag, plus the existing design and two historic flags. Illinoisans will be able to vote on these 13 selections in January. Illinois Secretary of State

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The contest to redo the Illinois state flag is down to 10 finalists. We’ll review them with Ted Kaye, secretary of the North American Vexillological Association and one of the world’s foremost experts on flag design.

You can follow along with our discussion using the numbers from the Illinois Flag Commission's Top 10 document (PDF).

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Ted Kaye
Secretary, North American Vexillological Association
Editor, “Good” Flag, “Bad” Flag (2006)