A simple tissue collage of Chicago's city flag. Years and years of living in Chicago have inspired this simple art piece. The flag of Chicago is iconic and has a lot of meaning... The white and blue stripes represent the city's physical geography. The three white bands stand for the north, west and south sides of the city, while the blue stripes are symbolic of the city's important bodies of water. The top blue band represents Lake Michigan and the north branch of the Chicago River. The first star represents Fort Dearborn, the second represents the Great Chicago Fire, the third and fourth stand for the two world's fairs that took place in Chicago.