Current Flag:
At least this isn’t a state seal on a blue field…It’s a state seal on a white field. Not much symbolism here.
Unofficial Centennial Flag:
I actually like this flag. It’s from 1918. The blue and white don’t seem to symbolize anything, but the 10 stars on top and on the bottom symbolize the 10 northern and southern states at the time, and the star in the middle represents Illinois.
My Redesign:
I decided to adapt the centennial flag. I took out the other stars, whose symbolism is obsolete, and inverted the colors, then centered the star.
My Other Redesign:
This is the first time I’ve redesigned a flag twice. The triangle is the shape formed by the small stars on the centennial flag, the green is a color on the current flag, it represents the olive branch from that flag, and the big star represents Illinois.