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 ...

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

Central Ave., Chicago, hung a Chicago flag atop his business, he said no one recognized what it was. Still, he told the Tribune in Aug. 1958 that he would continue flying it. (Chicago Tribune ...