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 ...

Though Illinois' flag doesn't look like it will be changing anytime soon, other flags in the region have recently had their own makeovers. Cook County, which includes Chicago and its collar suburbs, ...

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 ...

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, ...

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.