The CC Way was designed to represent peace and justice amongst its people./ The colors were chosen in hopes to portray a sense of realism. The contrast in skintone betweeen the two hands is meant to represent the diversity within Cook County. The trees are meant to reveal the importance and beauty of nature to the country and its people. The reason I chose the color red as the outline color of the peace sign is because red represents strength and love.
what the flag means is that the flower represents our county and our fields
The school represents the teachers that help us learn, police station represents the officers that keep us safe. The fire station represents the fire fighters that help us when in danger, and the people represent how we are all equal. Color Meanings: Red-Strength, Blue-Peace, Orange-Balance, Purple-Wisdom, Black-Strength
To start out, I chose the three most iconic colors associated with the Chicagoland area which were blue, white, and red. They were color code matched to the specific colors that we represent. Next, there is a gradient layer in the middle section which represents the large help lake Michigan is to us as well as representing our ability to change smoothly. For years, Chicago has been one of the three main hubs in the United States and Lake Michigan is certainly something that has helped us thrive as well as being highly appreciated by the Chicago population. Lastly, there is one main star in the middle which represents Chicago (the main capital) as well as five surrounding stars which represent regions around it including the North, Northwest, West, Southwest, and the South. Cook County is a strong region which has provided many opportunities and futures for many young Americans as well as immigrants.
in the background of the flag, I placed the same color of blue as the Chicago flag and to represent Lake Michigan. By adding the same color as the Chicago flag, I wanted people to somewhat link the flags together to know what county it represents. Next, I put two green diagonal lines to represent the forest preserves. I then added a bordered circle to represent unity amongst the diverse residents who live in cook county. The two lred lines represent health care. The six six sided stars represent the six regions of cook county.
“The triangles represent the 5 suburbs in Cook County 1st triangle: North 2nd triangle: Northwest 3rd triangle: West 4th triangle: South 5th triangle: Southwest Colors in triangle: The colors represent the Chicago flag The buildings represent skyscrapers in Chicago”
the green outline represents our county’s amazing forest preserves. the yellow band on the bottom represents farms and agriculture, which is what our country grew from. the blue band on the bottom is representative of our Lake Michigan and all the other awesome lakes, rivers, ponds in our county. the sun is obviously representing the beautiful sunrise over our lake but on addition to that, each ray of sun represents a region. the city of Chicago and the north, south, northwest, west, and southwest suburbs. all those regions are connected to the sun displaying our amazing, unique community. it is our differences and different background, beliefs, wants and needs that bring us together and create one of the best cities and counties. the circle is the 5.2 of us living and coexisting together.
The Colors in the image all represent either a problem, object, or resolution to a problem inside of Cook County. The red in the image represents killing and the blood of these people being killed inside of Chicago, the blue represents a sign of peace and the waves from Lake Michigan, and the black represents strength to the people going through family and friends dying from gang and gun violence. The wave like symbol in the top right and bottom left represent waves and the stripes represent all 14 of the counties that are in Chicago, which Cook County is one of them. The blue and red are together because although these people are getting killed we are promoting peace within the all 14 of the counties. The Black is the lining to represent that we have to have strength to get through all this violence going on so that we can have peace in the future.
I used the elk as a sign of strength and stamina, to keep moving forward and with a strong spirit. The Blue represents our creativity, loyalty and our freedom and the Gold is too show this this county’s achievements. With the county behind it in the center of all of its glory and respected traits.
The light blue lines represent the lake and rivers. The dark blue and yellow are 6 in total and it represents the 6 areas and I used those colors because it was some of the colors that they were using in their original flag. I put star so it could represent Chicago and red for it could represent health care. I used the green so it represent the forest.
My flag is a representation of power within a community and the things that represent how a community should be. Cook County should be powerful with the encouragement, trust and growth of the people in the community. The color orange represents encouragement, we should encourage each other to be better people and strive for better things. The color blue represents trust, the inhabitants in cook county should be able to trust the justice department and the justice department should work it’s hardest to obtain the trust of the citizens of the county. Lastly, green represents growth. I put green last because having encouragement and trust will help cook county grow and become better. The triangle symbol brings it all together and represents the power that cook county should hold by achieving the things the colors represent.
Colors: Black, green, blue, and yellow
Meanings/Symbolism: Geographically, black is for the city, especially its skyscrapers, which are predominantly black. Green stands for nature in the county, especially the forest preserves. Blue stands for the waters of the county, especially Lake Michigan and the Chicago River. Yellow stands for the sun shining over the county. The 6 points on the star stand for the 6 regions of the county.
Idealistically, black stands for strength, stability, and diversity (the color black contains all of the other colors, i.e., it “absorbs all the colors of the visible spectrum and reflects none of them to the eyes”). Green stands for growth and renewal. Blue stands for peace, calm, relaxation, and perseverance. Finally, yellow stands for hope and happiness.
The flag represents, as a whole, Chicago, Cook County Symbols, and Lake Michigan. More specifically, the blue rectangle on the left side represents Lake Michigan. The 5 red stars surrounding the yellow circle represent the 5 suburban districts of Cook County, the yellow circle represents the county flower, the red star in the yellow circle represents Chicago, the green rectangle represents the forest preserve, and the blue stripes divide the green rectangle into 6 regions to represent the 6 regions of Cook County
The blue background represents the color of Lake Michigan. The big star represents how many centuries it’s been since Cook County was found. I wanted to represent the 189 years since Cook County has been founded. I used small stars to show each decade.
there 8 stars represent the different things in cook county
the red star means how cook county provides health care and hospitality
the blue stars represent the blue water of Lake Michigan
the green star represents the commitment to the preservation of the environment and forest preserves by cook county
the yellow star represents the transporting like buses and roadways all around cook county
the white stars represents the people and the major towns in the north,west,south basically everything in cook county and the light green background represents the green grass in the summer all around cook county
This flag uses many different elements in it’s design to represent Cook County. The blue on the flag represents Lake Michigan, and the purple represents the county flower, the purple coneflower. The purple on the flag takes up approximately 41 percent of the flag, to represent the fact that 41 percent of Illinois lives in Cook County. The 6 pointed star in the middle represents the 6 regions of cook county, and represents the fact that Cook County is the 6th largest in land area in Illinois. There are many more aspects of this design that could likely be linked to parts of Cook County.
Left side flag is green representing the reserved forest. The line slicing through the middle represents the rivers with the blue color from the Chicago flag. The right is blue representing the blue from the lake. The yellow on the right is the sun coming from the east side of the lake. The red star on the side of the sun represents the six main geographic regions of the County. It can also represent the star found in the Chicago flag.
Red is meant to represent Chicago, Orange is mant to represent Evanston Township High School along with the other schools, Yellow represents the brightness and happiness brought by the youth and children. Green represents the forest preserves, Blue is Lake Michicgan and the Canal, and Purple is for Northwestern. All the colors together represent pride and how people of many different sexualities are welcome. The big star in the middle has 6 points which connect all the regions brought together in Cook County.
The six stars going through the flag represents the 6 regions in cook county. The light blue color represents the lake. The yellow represents the corn fields and agriculture that happens in cook county. Lastly the red in the stars represents Chicago.
The star on this flag represents Chicago. the green represents the forest preserve. There are 6 rays to represent the 6 regions.
Colors: Blue, red, green, and yellow
Meanings/Symbolism: The blue represents the waters of Cook County (Lake Michigan, the Chicago River, etc.). It also represents freedom. Red represents leadership. Green represents peace and forest preserves and nature. The 6-pointed star represents the 6 regions of Cook County. The yellow line down the middle is not a line of separation, but a line of connection bringing together the diverse people of the city. The yellow lines as well as the red and green lines connect the whole region with our highway system. The lines also represent love spreading out throughout the county.
The star is a symbol of Chicago and its major role in representing Cook
County, followed by stripes ( Like the ones in The American flag ) giving it a
“flying aesthetic ”. The stripes also separate the background into 6 sections
mimicking the 6 sections of Cook County today. The blue background
re-creates the color of the lake and greatly complements the glowing orange star.
The blue background of this flag represents all the water in the county (the lake and rivers) while the 6 stars red stars represent the 6 geographic regions and make reference to the red stars in the Chicago flag since it is the county seat. The red also represents the health care provided in Cook County and the green stripe represents the forest preserve. I also decided to include a yellow stripe to represent the yellow that was present in the old Cook County flag.
This flag called Six Pointed Star is meant to represent Cook County. The green on the left is meant to represent the forest preserve. The blue on the right is meant to represent Lake Michigan that is in the east. The red star in the middle is there to represent Chicago and the six regions of Cook County.
2 blue stripes for Lake Michigan & Chicago River. Yellow is included on the county seal so it is incorporated 2 stripes on my flag. The red star in the middle represents Chicago. 6 stars for each geographical region & 5 points on each star (30 points) for each township.
The reason for my flag is to show how red, white and blue represents everyone from different countries.
The green stripes represent the forestry & nature in Cook County. The 2 blue stripes represent the bodies of water, specifically Lake Michigan & Chicago River. To represent Chicago and it’s flag, there is a red Chicago Star. The 6 points represent the 6 geographic regions.
My flag incorperates a little pieces of Chicago, the 6 regions, the forest reserves and also the rivers.
Red Star
The red Star represents Chicago and the symbolism it has to cook county because it is the capital. The 5 yellow stripes represent the 5 other sections within Cook county. The actual color yellow represents the energy and happiness people have, and the green represents nature because within Cook county there is a lot of nature. The blue represents the water and specifically rivers because there are many historical and meaningful rivers, for example, lake Michigan.
The red star represents Chicago and the 6 points represents the six counties, it also represents some of our sports teams like the Blackhawks and the Bulls. The blue represents the Lake Michigan, and sports teams like the Bears and the Cubs. The white lining of the star represents the sports tam the Chicago White Sox.
The red star in the flag represents Chicago since it is the Chicago star. The blue represents the lake which runs along Cook County.
The six green and blue alternating stripes represent the six main geographic regions of the county. The five gold stripes represent the five suburban regions of the county. In terms of colors, the green represents the county’s strong commitment to the preservation of the environment and forest preserves. The blue represents the rivers that run throughout the County as well as Lake Michigan. The Gold represents the pursuit of excellence and the drive for improvement and innovation throughout the County. Finally, the half of the six-pointed, red star represents the City of Chicago, the County seat. This is an easily recongnizable symbol of the City. The star is casting out the gold, excellence rays (described above) onto the rest of the county.
The six green and blue alternating stripes represent the six main geographic regions of the county. The five gold stripes represent the five suburban regions of the county. In terms of colors, the green represents the county’s strong commitment to the preservation of the environment and forest preserves. The blue represents the rivers that run throughout the County as well as Lake Michigan. The Gold represents the pursuit of excellence and the drive for improvement and innovation throughout the County. Finally, the half of the six-pointed, red star represents the City of Chicago, the County seat. This is an easily recognizable symbol of the City. The star is casting out the gold, excellence rays (described above) onto the rest of the county.
Red color means healthcare provided to all, green means preservation of forest, blue means preservation of water, and this colors don’t have a red line over because the forest and water are protect and the 6 lines represent the 6 geographic regions.
The name of my flag design is “People Of Cook.” I chose this name because it represents some of the important elements in the flag design. On the flag, you will see a red star in the middle with five points. The red star is like the stars on the Chicago flag signifying that Chicago is one of the regions in Cook County. The five points on the star represent the impacts Cook County has made to develop the U.S today by providing health care, transportation and roadways, comprehensive provision of the justice system, preservation of the environment/forest preserves, and as a center of commerce for the nation. Another element of the flag is the people surrounding the star. These five people around the star represent the people from Cook County’s four main regions which are, North, Northwest, West, Southwest, and South. They are seen as holding hands because it signifies unity in the county. The background color of the flag is white. The color white signifies peace. The horizontal white stripes represent Lake Michigan and other rivers in our county. The thin green horizontal lines under the blue lines, represent the forest preserves in our county. Lastly, the 6 points at corners and side of the flag represent the six main geographic regions of the county. They are there to show what makes up Cook County.
The yellow background signifies enlightenment. The 6 trees represent the 6 main geographic regions, and the trees themselves represent the Cook County Forest Preserves. The water represents Lake Michigan. Blue means peaceful, green means safe, and brown means healing.
Center symbol means peace along with the color yellow.
The blue represents the Fox river.
Gray represents the city.
Green and the trees represent nature and the environment.
The grey stripes on the bottom and top represent the “=” [equals] sign because we are all equal. The two circles are opposite colors. The oval in the middle is the two opposites mixing into one for equality. And the green in the background represents the county’s dedication to the environment.
Colors: Blue and White
Meanings/Symbolism: The blue stands for the waters of the county. The white stands for the city in the center of the county. The blue stands for calm and peace. The white stands for kindness and unity. The 6-pointed star stands for the 6 regions of the county.
