Cook County Board of Commissioners accepted the top six student-finalist flag designs for the next Cook County flag. In celebration and recognition of more than 190 years since the founding of Cook County, Commissioners will choose a new flag that is an inclusive representation of Cook County, the rich diversity of its residents, the beauty of its landscape, the innovation of its institutions, and the pride of its history.  The entire County congratulates and celebrates the student designers who created these top six designs.  

• Freedom: Jaime Joshua Fregoso (Ray Graham Training Center) 

• Harmony: Alex Tomy (Maine East H.S.) 

• I Will Banner: Andrew Duffy (Glenbrook South H.S.) 

• New Century Flag: Tim Mellman (Oak Park H.S. and River Forest H.S.)  

• Our Star: Sofia Hogue (Evanston Township H.S.) and Ryan Bradley (Disney II Magnet H.S.) 

• Strides for Cook County: Charlye Hunt (Alan Shepard H.S.) and Rayn White (Providence St. Mel) 

The current flag was created in 1961 along with the County seal, which presents Lake Michigan as the nation’s center for trade and transportation, as well as symbols of the government, schools, churches, fine arts, dwellings, business, and industry that comprise the County. To learn more about the flag redesign process, competition, participants, and designs, please visit: www.ANewFlagForCookCounty.com