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