As a matter of symbolism, our city flag can be boiled down to its most distinctive element: its four six-pointed red stars. Wallace Rice, who designed the flag (it had only two stars when adopted ...

The first stars had long, sharp points. Currently, the points are shorter. Why six? When Mayor William Hale Thompson suggested changing the flag’s six pointed stars to five pointers, Rice balked ...

Most American cities have their own flags, but few are as famous or as well-known as the city of Chicago’s, which has flown proudly over the city for more than a century. Chicago’s original ...

The six-pointed star honors Cleveland’s historical nickname, "The Sixth City," and nods to the current city flag’s six symbols representative of Cleveland’s industrial and nautical history.

Explain the meaning behind your flag: The 21 red and white stripes represent Illinois as the 21st state of this union. The blue field with the six-pointed white star represents Chicago.

The Chicago flag's iconic four red six-pointed stars and two sky blue stripes adorn everything from coffee mugs to gym shorts to alley murals to full-sleeve tattoos — unlike the state seal featured on ...

The Illinois Flag Commission unveiled 10 finalists in ... which featured 21 stripes with three six-pointed stars with the sun on the horizon, 32,898 votes. • Design 3679, which had an outline ...