NILES, Ill. (WGN) — A sea of red, white and blue now proudly sits out in front of Notre Dame College Prep—a time-honored tradition in its 18th year thanks to a man who knows how to crunch the numbers ...

If you're putting a flag up, here are a couple of things to remember: 1. Traditional guidelines call for displaying the flag in public only from sunrise to sunset. Sunset right now is around 8:30 p.m.

Fourth of July is days away, and Six Flags Great America is hosting a multi-day food-and-music-filled fireworks display to celebrate. For those looking to precede their firework-viewing with a ...

CANYON — Thousands gathered along Fourth Avenue in Canyon on Friday morning, July 4 for the city’s 69th annual Fourth of July Parade, turning the historic downtown into a wave of red, white, and blue.

Independence Day is Friday, July 4. Here are some of the fireworks displays planned to celebrate the Fourth of July in the area. Celebrate Fox Lake fireworks: Dusk Saturday, June 28, off Nippersink ...

The Fourth of July is a day for flags, of course, but consider another part of the patriotic display that’s taken for granted — the flagpole. It’s not the most interesting thing in the urban landscape ...

The U.S. Flag Code from 1923 sets guidelines on how the American flag should and should not be used. From beach towels to baseball caps, American flag designs appear everywhere during the Fourth of ...

A Grand Prairie father and daughter with devotion to their country have created what they hope will become an annual patriotic display for years to come on Independence Day. A field of green grass ...