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