https://cook-county.legistar.com/Gateway.aspx?M=CalendarDetail&From=RSS&ID=955738&GUID=8260C730-B5DB-40F1-8D09-AC375F03C536Legistar15https://cook-county.legistar.com/Gateway.aspx?M=LD&From=RSS&ID=5527656&GUID=03E5416B-779F-43E8-9D6A-13AD686F1F4F03E5416B-779F-43E8-9D6A-13AD686F1F4F-2023-01-30-17-40-35File #: 22-2483<br />Ver.: 1<br />Agenda #: <br />Type: Resolution<br />Title: PROPOSED RESOLUTION CELEBRATING THE SELECTION OF THE FINAL FLAG DESIGNS TO BE CONSIDERED BY THE BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS AS A NEW FLAG FOR COOK COUNTY WHEREAS, the Cook County flag is the official banner of Cook County, Illinois, the second-largest county in the United States with a population of over 5.2 million people; and WHEREAS, on March 14, 1961, the Cook County Board of Commissioners approved the current County flag by Resolution, designed by four County employees and the County Treasurer and submitted by then-President Daniel Ryan; and WHEREAS, in December 2019, it was determined by the Cook County Board of Commissioners that in celebration of the County’s bicentennial anniversary a new flag would be created to be representative of the rich culture and diversity of the residents, geography, and history of Cook County; and WHEREAS, the Board of Commissioners invited all high school aged students in grades 9 through 12 to submit flag designs for consideration using colors, symbols, shapes and patterns to represent the following aspects of Cook County, includin<br />Action: <br />Result: ResolutionMon, 30 Jan 2023 17:40:35 GMT