Talk:Flag of Chicago

message: I don't know if this really needs to be in the article but here it is: the full text of the relevant Municipal Code section. There is a link in the article. John Reid 17:39, 11 June 2006 (UTC)
thread_title:  Muni code text 

message: Now is SVG file recode according to User:John Reid's construction sheet -xfi- 19:46, 14 July 2006 (UTC)
replies: text: Looks good. Next time you want to do an SVG rework, though, why not ask me for a vector file? John Reid 13:07, 9 October 2006 (UTC)
thread_title:  SVG 

message: Is there any more specific information available on the colors of the flag?  The bars seem to always be described as "blue" in text, but they look more like cyan or light aqua in reality. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 159.53.46.141 (talk • contribs) 
: You see the text of the Muni Code; that's pretty authoritative. All I can say from personal experience is that a light blue is most common. Go visit if you like; or look at some photos. Light blue is, of course blue. No doubt the politicians who approved the Code, not being graphic designers, couldn't give a rat's ass whether a specific shade is specified -- and if they did, wouldn't know how to do it right. 
: In general, colors on flags are not tightly specified. A flag does not stop being a US Flag, for example, because the field is not the same shade of deep blue that's familiar. A flag serves a pretty basic purpose: to identify a political group. This need is often expressed during battle and other difficult conditions. The most robust expression is probably best. 
: That said, I've noted on the worksheet B-. If I know the way that society works, my worksheet will eventually get adopted officially by the City. Or maybe not. John Reid 13:16, 9 October 2006 (UTC)
replies: text: If the city did put down Pantone colors for the flag, we got the software to "do it right." User:Zscout370 (Return Fire) 19:37, 2 September 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  Colors 

message: If you compare this SVG to a picture of the actual flag, the size and spacing of the stars are clearly different. Something appears wrong with the design above. Is it possible the city has passed ordinances that haven't been taken into account? Jason Quinn (talk) 06:48, 25 July 2011 (UTC)
replies: text: I honestly do not know. User:Zscout370 (Return Fire) 18:51, 5 August 2011 (UTC)
thread_title: Star spacing

message: The city's description of the flag is vague and only refers to the lower stripe as "represent[ing] the South Branch of the Chicago River and the Great Canal." (emphasis added)  In this article, "Great Canal" has been linked to the Illinois and Michigan Canal.  Is this really the case?  I ask because the flag was designed in 1917, long after the demise of the I&M and nearly two decades after the completion of the Chicago Sanitary and Ship Canal.  The latter was the canal that finally succeeded in permanently reversing the flow of the Chicago River, more earth was moved in its creation than in the Panama Canal project, and it's still in use today.  I suspect (and am looking for sources to concur) that this is the "Great Canal" they meant. Kevin Forsyth 15:29, 18 May 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  Which canal? 

message: :The following discussion is an archived discussion of the proposal. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made in a new section on the talk page. No further edits should be made to this section.  —Preceding unsigned comment added by Stemonitis (talk • contribs) 06:15, 18 July 2007
Every single one of  other city flag articles in the US starts out "Flag of..." Since the word "Municipal" just means "city", I don't think it belongs in the title of the article. I would move it myself, but the redirect pages get in the way. Speciate 02:03, 13 July 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: The above discussion is preserved as an archive of the proposal.  Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made in a new section on this talk page. No further edits should be made to this section.
This article has been renamed  as the result of a move request. --Stemonitis 06:15, 18 July 2007 (UTC)
thread_title: Requested move

message: I've added a needs citation on the blue stripes section. That should be properly credited. My understanding was that the two blue stripes represented the two branches of the river with nothing about Lake Michigan or the canal. Donald Hosek 01:11, 7 September 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: According to , it does. User:Zscout370 (Return Fire) 03:26, 7 September 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: To boot, I dealt with all of the citation needed templates. User:Zscout370 (Return Fire) 03:37, 7 September 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  Blue stripes 

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message: Here is a photo from 1921 as embedded in a Chicago Tribune article from 2016, is this image migratable as the copyright has expired or is it now copyrighted because it is part of a new work? https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/ct-chicago-flag-origins-flag-day-htmlstory.html
Victor Grigas (talk) 19:41, 4 April 2019 (UTC)
thread_title:  Is this image from 1921 public domain? 

message: This article says the flag of Chicago is a civil flag. Please see the discussion I've started about this on the talk page for the vexillological symbol article. Squideshi (talk) 18:36, 8 June 2020 (UTC)
thread_title:  State and/or Civil Flag