Illinois Secretary of State Alexi Giannoulias is reminding the public that there’s still time to submit an Illinois state flag design before the October 18 deadline. Once the submission period closes, the Illinois Flag Commission will select 10 designs beginning January 1, 2025. The public can vote for one of 10 new designs, or one of the three former flag designs, including the current state flag, the 1918 Centennial Flag and the 1968 Sesquicentennial Flag. So far, the State Flag Commission has received more than 1,650 submissions. The commission will evaluate if a new state flag would better represent the state’s diversity of urban, suburban and rural communities. Interested applicants can visit apps.ilsos.gov/stateflag to review contest rules and submit their design.