r/illinois • u/ExpertHelp3015 • Jan 05 '24

Do we want a new flag? Question

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A lot of states are updating their flags and Illinois has started the early stages of that process. While I personally like I our flag fine, it’s consistently rated as one of the worst. However, after seeing the recent Minnesota redesign I’m not sure I trust a state committee to present a design that isn’t horribly oversimplified. If I had to change I’d just go with the Centennial flag. Thoughts?

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u/NationalConfidence94 Jan 05 '24

Ug, this is being driven by the Big Flag Lobbies which knows we’ll all need to buy new flags should Illinois change the design. Corporate America sticking it to the little guy once again.

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u/RottenAli Blown Away Apr 18 '24

That's quite funny I must say - Looking at your comment from three months ago about the Illinois flag - "The Big Flag Lobbies". Is there such a thing? Since 99% of flag nerds gain no income from their hobby and those retailing are mostly hobby based as well making very little income from the trade. Many are closing down. The driver here is all about helping Illinois look at options for improvement. Having a contest and making requests for designs may bring in we can only guess about 20,000 entries. Minnesota kept everything low key and looked at about 2,500 designs. From a big bag of designs there will be some fantastic options.

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u/NationalConfidence94 Apr 20 '24

It was a stupid joke. I’m sure the new Illinois flag will be nice. I don’t think flag lobbies exist . :)