Flag Notices

Per the United States Flag Code, all persons or entities covered by the Flag Display Act are to fly the American & Illinois flags at half-staff on designated days such as specific holidays (Peace Officers Memorial Day, Memorial Day, Patriot Day, and Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day) and to honor the passing of fallen soldiers, police officers, firefighters, and certain elected officials. Flags should be displayed at full-staff on all other days.

To further honor fallen Illinois soldiers, Governor Quinn has ordered that flags are to be flown at half-staff from sunrise to sunset on the day of the funeral of every fallen Illinois soldier and two days preceding that day.

The Village will list half-staff notices to this page.

Date Title
5/15/12 Honoring Illinois' Fallen: United States and Illinois Flags at Half-Staff from Sunrise to Sunset on Tuesday, May 15, 2012
4/28/12 (All day) - 4/30/12 (All day) Honoring Illinois' Fallen: United States and Illinois flags at half-staff from Sunrise, Saturday, April 28, 2012 until Sunset, Monday, April 30, 2012.
4/16/12 (All day) - 4/18/12 (All day) Honoring Illinois' Fallen: United States and Illinois flags at half-staff immediately until Sunset, Wednesday, April 18, 2012
4/12/12 (All day) - 4/14/12 (All day) Honoring Illinois' Fallen: United States and Illinois flags at half-staff from Sunrise, Thursday, April 12, 2012 until Sunset, Saturday, April 14, 2012.
3/8/12 - 3/10/12 Honoring Illinois' Fallen - United States and Illinois flags at half-staff from Sunrise, Thursday, March 8, 2012 until Sunset, Saturday, March 10, 2012.
1/27/12 (All day) - 1/29/12 (All day) Honoring Illinois' Fallen - United States and Illinois flags at half-staff from sunrise, Friday January 27 until sunset, Sunday January 29,2012.
1/19/12 - 1/21/12 Honoring Illinois' Fallen - United States and Illinois Flags at Half-Staff from Sunrise, Thursday, January 19th until Sunset, Saturday, January 21st
1/18/12 - 1/20/12 Honoring Illinois' Fallen: United States and Illinois Flags at Half-Staff from Sunrise, Wednesday, January 18, 2012 until Sunset, Friday, January, 20, 2012
1/3/12 - 1/5/12 United States and Illinois Flags at Half-Staff from Tuesday, January 3, 2012 to Sunset, Thursday, January 5, 2012