Illinois Secretary of State Alexi Giannoulias said after the five-week voting period, a majority voted to keep the current state flag. Voters picked from the Illinois Flag Commission's Top 10 new ...

The current flag design has been in use since 1801 and ... the three countries united under one Sovereign - the kingdoms of England and Wales, of Scotland and of Ireland. Article continues below ...

The flag was the result of the union of the English and Scottish monarchies in 1603, under James I (as he was in England) or James VI (as he was in Scotland). Several designs for a new flag were drawn ...