Colors: Red, green, and orange
Meanings/Symbolism: The 6 stars with 6 points stand for the 6 regions of Cook County. Red stands for the people of Cook County in connection taking care of each other. Green stands for spring, nature, forest preserves, and parks in the county. The orange around the green stars stands for the sun rising in the morning, with each rising sun representing new beginnings.
Idealistically, red stands for connection, unity, power, and love. Green stands for brightness, beauty, peace, re-birth, and re-growth. Orange stands for the unity of a new day, peace, and connection.