Drew Duffy, who designed the new Cook County flag, looks at the old flag as his mentor Martin Burciaga stands beside him during the new flag’s unveiling at Daley Plaza in the Loop, Sept. 24 ...

Locally, Cook County changed its flag in 2022, adopting a design created by a Glenbrook South High School student. In order to submit a draft for a new Illinois flag, ...

Duffy — now a sophomore at Ohio’s Denison University studying data visualization and politics — looked to history when designing the Cook County flag. “Illinois had a really good flag for ...

Cook County Board of Commissioners President Toni Preckwinkle attends the Democratic Party of Illinois’ second annual gala fundraiser at the Field Museum on Sept. 27, 2024. (Tess Crowley/Chicago ...

Cook County Sheriff sponsors billboards for "red flag" gun laws 00:39. CHICAGO (CBS) --Cook County Sheriff Tom Dart has launched a billboard campaign to raise awareness of Illinois' so-called "red ...

Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson joined with Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle and other elected officials for the fifth annual raising of the Progress Pride flag.

Illinois’ current state flag has remained largely unchanged for more than a century, but Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker recently paved the way to a new banner for the Land of Lincoln. Senate Bill ...

Riding roller coasters. Chowing down on fried food. Catching waves in the pool at Hurricane Harbor. Hundreds of Housing ...

CHICAGO — Illinois residents will get visual reminders about a state law designed to prevent gun violence. According to Cook County Sheriff Tom Dart, the Firearm Restraining Order (FRO ...

Illinois counties are seeking to secede from Chicago and Cook County to form a new state, and Indiana has introduced a bill to create a boundary adjustment commission to consider the possibility of… ...