Village Facility Flag Display Policy & Status

In accordance with the United States Flag Code and the State of Illinois Flag Display Act, only the President of the United States and the Governor of the State of Illinois have the authority to direct the lowering of the United States flag and the Illinois flag.  The Illinois Flag Display Act was amended in 2007 to require that the flag be lowered to mark the death in combat of any soldier from Illinois and any line-of-duty deaths of police officers and firefighters in Illinois.

CURRENT (OR MOST RECENT) FLAG STATUS:


Half-Staff Alert - Immediately through January 18, 2020
For Illinois Only

The Department of Central Management Services has received notice from Governor JB Pritzker that all person or entities covered by the Illinois Flag Display Act are to fly the flags at half-staff in honor and remembrance of:

SPC Henry Jarrett “Mitch” Mayfield Jr.

United States Army

Hometown: Hazel Crest, Illinois

Please lower the United States flags and the State flags at all buildings until:

Sunset on Saturday, January 18, 2020