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McHenry High School's student-written and -edited newspaper

The McHenry Messenger

McHenry High School's student-written and -edited newspaper

The McHenry Messenger

McHenry High School's student-written and -edited newspaper

The McHenry Messenger

Sales associate Tom Koenig raises the U.S. and Illinois flags outside an Ace Hardware store as it opens on Jan. 27, 2025, in LaGrange Park.

Update: Illinois votes for the current flag

Grace Crockett, News Editor April 3, 2025

Illinois’ flag redesign contest comes to a close, resulting in the majority of voters wanting to keep the current flag instead of the other options. Out of the 385,000 votes received, 165,000 wanted...

Because many have criticized  Illinois’s state flag as a “seal on a bedsheet,” state officials are letting people in Illinois vote for an new flag based on several citizen-designed options.

Illinois holds a flag redesign contest

Grace Crockett, News Editor February 13, 2025

Illinois opens up a vote for citizens to decide on a potential state flag redesign until Feb. 14. A contest to redesign the Illinois state flag received nearly 5000 entries from participants all over...

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