The results of Illinois’ flag redesign contest revealed this week that voters overwhelmingly chose to keep the current flag.

After a five-week public voting period, with 385,000 votes received, the current Illinois state flag received more votes than the next five top designs combined.

More than 5,000 submissions were narrowed down to 10 options, including historical flags from 1918 and 1968.

Although the public has spoken, lawmakers in Springfield will still vote on whether to adopt a new flag or keep the current design.

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