Mini Bison Design Contest
Hey Peoria County, It's Voting Time!
After countless hours in the Fired Up studio, the mini bison herd is in. Over 150 designs were entered, and we need your help to select a winner. You can vote for up to five of your favorite designs every 24 hours through August 24, 2025. Peoria County officials will choose the final design from among the five mini bison receiving the most votes.
The winning design will be announced at the Peoria County Block Party on October 4, 2025.
Thank you for voting! Save the date for the unveiling at the Block Party on October 4th, 2025.
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Eleanor R. (Age 11)
White with colorful dots
Brittany Smith
Will It Play in Peoria - Inspired by Chelsie Tamms’ “Hello Peoria” artwork
Pam Gilles
Kickapoo History
Nancy Leigh
Purple and Gold with Purple Dots
Rebecca Dalton
Pink with cherries
Oliver N. (Age 8)
Under the Sea Bison
Laura Sandall
Spots (red orange). Looks tie-dye
Cristran S. (Age 6)
The Paint Swirl
Michael R. (Age 7)
Minecraft Squares
Monica Smothers
200 patriotic dots for 200 years
Ginger Adams
My bison is spotted with all of nature's colors
Devon Atkins
Inspired by Kintsugi
Sarah Dancey
Smiles for Miles Bison!
Samantha Starcevic
The Emo Clown
Jodi Sitzmore
Purple, yellow, red, and brown
Ava U. (Age 15)
3 famous pieces by Edvard Munch, Van Gogh, and PIcasso
Bailey Lewis
Vivid multicolored stripes with white daisies
Cooper R. (age 6)
Big Blue
Dan Haughney
All you can EAT!
Josh S. (age 11)
Purple top, blue bottom
Pamela Herrington
Fall leaves
Maggie Chrisman
Polka dots and rainbows
Kailey Jean Karder
A mental health bison
Karla Birkel
Tie-dye
Maxton W. (Age 6)
Purple, blue, pink
William R. (Age 5)
Rainbow stripes
Christina Rose
Pink cloud with dark pink hooves
Oliver G. (age. 9)
N/A
Zedwick P. (age 3)
Mixed up Gangly
Christina Stone
Blue sky with 3 clouds and a poppy field
Kathi Copelen
Sun on head
Veronica Starcevic
Yellow face, black horns and eyes, blue upper back, teal lower, pink sandy hooves
Jack Frank
Polka dots, Peoria County stripes, and a nature scape
Hummel Family
Neapolitan
Jack Godinez
M&M Race Car
Alex Godinez
Spiderman
Amber Parkinson
Floral
Oliver K. (age 11)
Realistic bison
Rachel Dixon
A bison in a lion disguise
Sarah Coffey
Bison in the skylight blue with clouds and yellow face
Holleigh McMasters
Lines, many lines
Charlotte Stone
Brown Cow Stunning!
Sandy Mitchell
Red White and Blue
Ebbie Howe
N/A
Jim Kotecki
Sunset on yesteryear
Lorelei E. (Age 9)
Space theme
Kortney Gronewold
Harry Potter
Nicholas Dunne
Inspired by the Pabst red stripe
Ashley McMurtry
An inspirational, ombre bison
Harper A. (Age 7)
Black with red and hearts on the back
Jane Olson
N/A
Miranda Jennings
Siouxsie and The Bison (The lead singer of Siouxsie and the Banshees as a bison)
Matilda Hall
Speckled jaded bison
Jessica Cranford
Flower bison
Lilly Gentry
Space Bison
Tierra Bracey
Blue and purple with red flowers
Shelly Smith
Free spirit
Rob Collins
Inspired by the Badlands National Park
Miriam Olsen
Zinnia flowers
Yvette Sherman
Patchwork
Nancy Stevens
Summer nights & winter in Illinois
Laurie Perrilles
City skyline and flowers
Olivia Ruff
Cupcake bison
Jessica Mathis
Nightmare Before Christmas
Clementine S. (Age 16)
Ice Cream Sundae
Laura Ulrich
Celebrating Peoria's vibrant art and music scene in "harmony" with the city
Becky Krizel
Blue, green, and yellow feathers
Sarah Pozzi
Peoria's skyline in summer
Melanie Vaugnt
Dots, many dots
Myk Phillips
Black Lives Matter - Juneteenth Colors
Caleb York
Black feet, white horns
Jenny Miller
A hospital lab
Rainey Fuller
Yellow and Blue Rainbow "P"
Tiffani and Lariven Franada
N/A
Kelsey Haage
Purple Checkered
Emerick Fulton
COW
Owen N. (Age 13)
Green galaxy
Kris Holden
Brown bison with oranges and leaves on one side
Jeannie Klein-Gordon
Bison Scientist
Robert Parrett
Flowers
Noralee R. (Age 14)
Blue Background with Murray Baker Bridge (I-74)
Dylan K. (age 14)
The Peoria flag and Illinois River
Kobe Dickerson
Music
Mallory Herman
A mix of blues and greens with dark blue lines and dots
Jessica Mitchell
Tie-dye, tribal, and flowers
Rob Walker
Grateful Bison
Chip Joyce
Jellybean - Brimfield Library's Mascot
Ava F. (Age 11)
N/A
Faith Krizel
"Walking through the prairie"
Maylee F. (age 7)
Yellow and red fingerprints
Robin Mathis
Day and night
Blaire B. (age 10)
Browns, black hooves
Juliana H. (Age 12)
Drippy bison
Hannah Thomas
I just found colors and splatted them on there!
Tom Olson
Cubbie blue bison
Beatrice P. (Age 10)
Teal body with black accents. P.C. for Peoria County on the side
River Russell
Rainbow Colors
Tonya Mills
Multicolored with a sunflower on the back
Katherine Birkel
Peoria Pride - Love Wins
Gabriel H. (Age 16)
Bison in the front sky in the back
Laura MacNeil
Illinois Wildflower Celebration
Chris Herrera
Tuxedo bison
Katrina Stanley
Splotch
David Stief
A wild bison in dairy cow's skin, questioning who decides our identity and purpose.
Lisa Sandall
Beige with blue peace sign
Leigh Hager
Flowers blooming all around with the sun shooting beams all over them
Abigail Himes
Prairie bison
Pam Wassi
"Winston Sheriff" - Black with Peoria County Flag, police hat and red and blue horns
Katie Stone
Stars on body, blue/red star on head
Julian Rosas
Brown with black stripes
Brandy Napoli
"Whiskeyhoof" A nod to Peoria's Whiskey Capitol Days
Karlen Sandall
Blue/green with vine
Heather G. (age 7)
Splotches of color
Megan Pulley
Illinois State Violets
Russell P. (Age 5)
Rainbowy Gameboy
Rosalie J. (age 7)
Rainbow dots
Stephanie Shanklin
Purple passion
Jacob Trew
A buffalo-like bison
Alison F. (Age 8)
N/A
Erica Taylor
Inspired by Pabst Blue Ribbon
Theo S. (Age 3)
Flower sun dark
Patti Riley
Sunflowers on green background, sun and sky on top, brown bison front
Lindsay Watson
Funfetti bison
Kristie Haage
Sunset
Graham J. (age 9)
Jesus Loves You Bison, with a manger on the side
Jodi Asprer
Filipino American representing my culture and USAF Veteran status
Merissa Hardy
Strawberry "Cow"
Casey Collins
N/A
Jason Edwards
Themed after our black hole in the Milky Way holding the stars and planets together
Matt Gronewold
N/A
Christina Glover
Starry Night under Peoria
Sharon Gentry
N/A
Erika Williams
Inspired by the Murray Baker Bridge when lit up
Anna Perales
SAO - Scales of justice
Maya Dancey
N/A
Josh Godinez
Flaming Buffalo Blue/Red
Olivia N. (Age 10)
Calvin the Star Bison
Debbie Helmick
Marigold on left side, green legs represent the stems and leaves
Ladonna Gordon
Green and teal
Elly Peterson
Chia Pet
Jackie Hoyle
Tie dye
Patti Jo Mintus
Sunset
Logan Dalton
Brown head, black body
Caroline Stone
N/A
Sid Ruckriegel
Tiger Up - Bison can do it all, even be a Clemson tiger
Charlie Shadid
Southwest inspired bison
Alexis Pressecu
Flower garden bison
Louis M. (age 11)
Blue, yellow, and green
James Howe
Bumble Bison
Laura Hertz
Rainbow horns sparkly bison
Cassie Lucchesi
Petunia the Peoria County Prideson - Inspired by the Peoria County Pride Flag
Theodore P. (Age 8)
Patchwork of red, orange, teal, dark blue. Orange dot on cheek
Miranda Wallace
Speckled pink bison with purple horns and tail, blue eyes, green hooves, and pink nose and ears
Elizabeth Godinez
Black
Audrey LeMasters
Ombre bison
Brysen R. (Age 16)
Buffalo Wild Wings
Shiloh Lueschow
Save the bees!
Blake R. (Age 10)
Sunset ombre bison
Lara Ray
A twighlight night filled with stars
Timothy P. (Age 5)
Red/orange/yellow abstract
Andrew Rand
“Bring Your Own Guts” – in honor of Clemson football coach Dabo Swinney
Harper K. (age 11)
Aquarium
Michelle Einhorn
Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology (Rosie) Bison
Amber Fandel
Sky and grass with a sun on the head
Gwen Ayler
Pink, purple, and blue stripes
Thank you for voting! Save the date for the unveiling at the Block Party on October 4th, 2025.