Cook County is being reimagined – starting with a new flag.
Commissioner Scott Britton, who spearheaded the move to redesign the county flag, declared “I Will,” designed by Drew Duffy, a student at Glenbrook South High School, as the final choice of the board’s Flag Advisory Panel.“Symbols mean a lot,” said Commissioner Brandon Johnson. “This moment is allowing us to capture who we are and what we want to reflect.”
The board received nearly 300 submissions to the competition, some hand-drawn, some computer generated. Entrants were whittled down to 23 semi-finalists, Duffy among them, and each was assigned a design mentor to help hone their idea. As he progressed from semi-finalist to finalist, Duffy’s original drawing of a simple royal blue “Y” on its side, facing a red star, gradually transformed into a sophisticated representation of Cook County’s history, geography, diversity and unity.
While the old flag may have been appropriate for its time, the new one brings the county into the modern age, commissioners said.A flag-raising ceremony in Daley Plaza could happen as soon as Thursday.
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