Cook County unveils new flag designed by high school student and inspired by 1893 World’s Fair goddess statue

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After more than a half-century of having a flag that was often deemed forgettable, Cook County is getting a new banner that features a cleaner layout that plays up the county’s history.

County officials on Tuesday unveiled their pick for the county’s new flag, which was announced on national Flag Day and is known as the “I Will Banner.”by Glenbrook South High School student Drew Duffy, the new flag features a circle of seven-sided red stars on the left and a sideways blue, green and white Y-shaped stripe to the right.

The six stars are each seven-pointed to represent each county region, plus Chicago and the Forest Preserves. There are six stars to represent the county’s founding in 1831; the opening of its flagship hospitals; the department of public health; forest preserves, the Arthur J Audy home for juvenile detainees; and the county’s townships and local governments.

Cook County Commissioner Scott Britton, a flag enthusiast and NAVA member who headed up the county’s selection committee, described the current map as a “seal on a bedsheet, an S.O.B. It’s not visually arresting.”

 

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pescami Check it out!

Nope

Eh. Not a fan.

The old flag is wayyyyy better than this bullshit smh

I’d wave this, cool

CityBureaucrat She has magical queefs?

CityBureaucrat Looks like bullet holes and a sign saying “exit to the right”

BOOM

Nope ..

Looks good!

looks nice i liked the design

Wait Cook County had a flag?!

Sorry, I like the one Cook County ALREADY has.

Good, the old flag kinda sucked.

i really like it!!!!

Wow great work everyone.

This new Cook County flag is as bland as that white lady's fried chicken recipe Oprah tried on her show that time. This flag needs some seasoning. FlagDay Tuesday Wednesday

You mean HH Holmes hunting grounds worlds fair ?

I think they forgot the hammer and sickle

Cook county pushing unrealistic beauty standards

I didn't even know cook county had a flag tbh

its like Beetlejuice ugly

Cook County's problems are over!

So fkn ugly. Burn it.

This flag kinda sus ngl

Please. The original flag is iconic and wonderful just as it is. No need messing with shit that doesn't need messing with.

Cook County juvi? Classic: 'There are six stars to represent the county’s founding in 1831; the opening of its flagship hospitals; the department of public health; forest preserves, the Arthur J Audy home for juvenile detainees; and the county’s townships and local governments.'

Glad we don't have any crime, poverty, violence or corruption to worry about, and can finally get down to important things like this.

Looks like the pride flag missing a few colors.

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