Author: Liz Polmanski

The green stripes on the right side represent the forest preserve, the blue stripes represent Lake Michigan, the yellow outlined circle represents the county flower, and the red star in the circle represents Chicago.

I choose blue for the backround because I feel that Cook County really symbolizes trust and peace and the pople in this town show a lot of integrity. Also choose an eagle because I feel it represents freedom and liberty.

Six trees for the forest preserves and suburban regions/Chicago, two stripes for being the 2nd most populous county in the US, blue stripe for Lake Michigan/rivers, and gold stripe for being the center of commerce.

the elements inside my flag were two Holding hands , i chose this element to be inside my flag to represent different races holding hands becoming one.I put two people inside holding hands, as a form of being equal and ignoring the fact that it is male and female. 6 Blue hearts on each side, to symbolize the Chicago flag and the colors along with it, to me racism is a big thing,I believe that no matter what everyone should get treated fairly and the color of someones skin should not change the fact that we are all humans, we all have hearts.

The color blue portion represents the two largest rivers in cook county ( Chicago river& Des Plaines River). The yellow color represents the sun, which it’s the largest object in our solar system and Cook County is the largest county in Illinois. The bird represents the courage of cook county.

The water and blue colors in the back represents Lake Michigan. There are 38 stars in the shape of a tree. They represent the 38 districts of Cook County. The star in the center represents Chicago. It is in the shape of a tree to symbolism the many Forest Preserves in Cook County.

The city, wheat, water, and trees represent the versatility of Cook County. The plane and rtees also show a contrast of technology and nature. The symbol on the flag means there is a balance within Cook County. We have a mixture of different races, technology, and nature.

My flag includes Lake Michigan and the four stars from the Chicago Flag. The four stars on the Chicago Flag represent very important events in Chicago history. Lake Michigan is one of the many reasons why Chicago is loved by so many tourists, citizens, and natives of the city. The two colors on the flag are red and blue. The blue represents beautiful Lake Michigan. The red represents the blood shed on the four events/stars of the Chicago flag.

The blue border of the flag symbolizes Lake Michigan and the green interior represents the many forest
preserves in the county. The pink flower is the official Cook County flower, known as the Echinacea. The
red heart in the center of the flower illustrates the high quality health care being provided to the
community.

The Golden Wheel. This flag represents the lake and rivers(blue), the forest preserve (green) and our economy(yellow). The orange symbolizes the sun that rises over our great Lake Michigan. The white of the flag symbolizes brilliance, perfection, and illumination because so many amazing people come from cook county. The white also symbolizes the cold winter cook county faces.

The flower is the cone flower, the flower of Chicago. Its petals are green, to represent the forest preserves, and its center is blue to represent the rivers. The base color is a lighter blue to represent the lake. The six red stars are representing the six geographical regions of Cook County.

On the flag, red and blue were used as base colors for the country’s flag. The trees were present to represent the forest preserves as well as how well our county treats nature so well. The bird shown perched on the building represents a bald eagle also shown on the Illinois state flag. The idea behind the stars was to show the cities that are in the county. There is a Chicago skyline as well as a skyline from houses the suburbs to show the diversity of living styles citizens in cook county have.

The large, red five-pointed star placed in the middle of the flag symbolizes one of the six geographical regions of Cook County, the city of Chicago. The green five-pointed stars represent the other five suburban regions of Cook County (North, Northwest, West, Southwest, South), with the color green symbolizing nature in Cook County. The five-pointed stars represent the five main missions of Cook County. The light gray background of the flag represents the various modes of transportation within the County. Finally, the two light blue stripes on both sides of the flag represent Lake Michigan and the Chicago River.

The white 6 pointed star represents Chicago and its 5 suburbs. The light blue represents how the Cook County helped in developing health care and transportation in the U.S. The green vertical line represents the Forest Preserves.

The main image is a large oak tree one of the most common in the county. The two different blue represent the extensive river system in a simplistic matter.

“The County of Chicago blue- for Lake Michigan and the rivers that go through out the county black- Chicago red- the hearts of the people in the county the 6 sided star- the second-most-populous county in the United States, education, justice, health, labor, populousness”

The backdrop of the city of Chicago and the gray color stands for the industrial wealth of the city and its importance to the county.

The circle represents the unity, bordered with railroad tracks and the strong connections to the railroad industry.

The bottom half inside the circle is a deeper blue, symbolizing Lake Michigan. The top half is a rich green, representing the forest preserves and the natural beauty of the county.

The five yellow points harmoniously arranged outside the circle are meant to represent the five districts of the county, separate bright points in concordance with the same body.

The county itself is the focus of the flag, and yellow was chosen to symbolize hope for an ever better future, reminiscent of sunlight.

Red symbolizes life and vigor, while also pointing to the history of the county, by displaying the founding date.

The Cook County Circle flag represents the center of Cook County being Chicago, interpreted by the red circle in the middle, surrounded by blue to represent the lake. The blue lines making their way out of the circle represent the rivers coming out of the lake and the red lines represent the railroads that once connected the country going into Chicago, the once railroad capitol of the country.

The blue on one side of the flag represents Chicago because it has that ‘blizzard blue’ type of color and the red on the other side of the flag represents Cook County’s Heath because they are known for there health program and benefits. In the middle its has a six pointed start to represent the regions in cook county. Always so it could have the Chicago Vibe since Chicago is one of the leading things in Cook County.

The green represents the Forest Preserve and the blue represents Lake Michigan. The two red stars represent the six main geographic regions of the County. The Chicago Y symbol represents the two branches of the Chicago River unifying together as one. The green represents the Forest Preserve and the blue represents Lake Michigan. The two red stars represent the six main geographic regions of the County. The Chicago Y symbol represents the two branches of the Chicago River unifying together as one.

The lower part of the column represents our past with five pillars of the county: Agriculture, Trade, Technology, Cooperation and Comunity; the scroll represents the present based on law and knowledge and the ten rays represent the ten digits of our two hands to remind us that the future is in our hands. The three colors of the flag symbolize the elements of the enviroment. Green, the land, Blue the waterways, and White sunlight.