Design elements can include natural features of the state, history and culture of the state.
No limit on flag shape or ratio but designs may be edited by the commission.
No limit on colors but recommended less than three colors for clarity of design.
Participants can visit https://www.ilsos.gov and upload online or submit their design via mail addressed to Illinois Flag Commission, Howlett Building, Room 476, 501 S. Second St., Springfield, IL 62756
Participants are required to provide their first and last name, address, email address and phone number. They are also required to explain their relationship to Illinois and provide a description of their flag entry (each category limited to 500 characters).
To upload an image, the file will need to be 5 MB or less and in PNG, GIF, or JPG format.
There should be no watermarks or frames around the image.
By submitting a design to the Commission, the designer is authorizing the Commission and the State of Illinois to take ownership of the design.
Persons under 18 may submit designs if submitted in coordination with a parent/ guardian, teacher or adult mentor.
Designs cannot be copied from other designs or use existing logos or copyrighted materials; however, the design can include elements or reproductions of the State Seal or any prior Illinois State flag.
Designs cannot be AI generated.
Submissions are limited to three per person.
Submissions from outside the United States, i.e. military bases, need to be made by regular mail.

...In addition to Lincoln’s half face, the plate includes a pale landscape that resembles whiteout conditions during a blizzard — an outline of Willis Tower, hunks of generic buildings, a windmill that looks more like a sideways mushroom cloud and a tiered wedding cake object that is supposed to be the Capitol.

What happened to simple, connective license plate designs?

Florida, oranges. Arizona, cactus. Colorado, mountains. Georgia, peaches.

And Illinois, Lincoln. Or, if not that, a politician in a jail jumpsuit, a budget dripping red ink or the back end of a U-Haul..

Why did they start with the flag? It is fine, while our license plate is horrific. I think it was designed by an intern in the Rauner administration and it sure looks it.

we should really display what we seem to be most proud of and have a doctor with forseps replace lincoln as the symbol of our state

We could do a potentially hilarious flag.

Unfortunately the most likely outcome would be a gay Somali flag like General Tso unveiled up in Minnesota.

Maybe an arrow pointed south so all the people moving to TN, GA, and TX know which way to steer the U-Haul

Why did they start with the flag? It is fine, while our license plate is horrific. I think it was designed by an intern in the Rauner administration and it sure looks it.

Maybe a picture of Channing Tatum and Jelly Roll.

Any flag with a pic of Jelly would have to be rather large.

Honestly just go back to the plates of my childhood, when this was affixed to the ol' Plymouth Voyager:

Nah they should go with this, just remove all the White Sox bullshit:

somebody with photoshop skills put an image of Pritzker on a flag

You're going to need a bigger flag.