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The flag of Chicago consists of two light blue horizontal bars, or stripes, on a field of white, each bar one-sixth the height of the full flag, and placed slightly less than one-sixth of the way from the top and bottom.
U.S. municipal flag, consisting of a white field (background) with two light blue stripes and, centred and arrayed horizontally between the stripes, four red six-pointed stars. The width-to-length ratio of the flag is 1 to 2. Infographic showing the history and meaning of the flag of Chicago.
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The flag of the City of Detroit was designed in 1907 by David E. Heineman and was officially adopted as the city's flag in 1948. The flag's design has been slightly altered several times in the years since, the most recent in 2000.
Aug 17, 2022 · Each part of the flag holds symbolic meaning, according to city Municipal Code 1-8-030 and a fact sheet produced by the Chicago Library detailing the evolution and meaning of the banner. Here is...
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Feb 27, 2020 · There are three white stripes on the flag, which represent the north, west and south sides of the city. The top blue stripe represents Lake Michigan and the north branch of the Chicago...
Apr 20, 2017 · The flag’s two original stars symbolized the Great Chicago Fire of 1871 and the World’s Columbian Exposition of 1893. This wasn’t the first effort at finding a flag or symbol for Chicago.
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Apr 4, 2017 · What is it about the stars and stripes that makes the Chicago flag so popular? CBS 2's Roseanne Tellez talked with some flag waving Chicagoans to find out.
