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![[Elmhurst, Illinois flag]](../images/u/us-ilelm.jpg)
image located by Christopher Bedwell, 11 June 2008
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Elmhurst is a suburb of Chicago.
Christopher Bedwell,
10 June 2008
The flag is white, with a descending broad red diagonal; over all the seal of the city.
From
http://www.elmhurst.org/elmhurst/clerk/municipalguide/elm01tx.asp#1.14
"1.14 City flag.
The flag of the City of Elmhurst shall be a white flag bordered with gold
fringe. There shall be a carmine sash running diagonally across the flag with
superimposed shield. The shield shall bear the name “Elmhurst” in black letters
on a white background with two elm leaves on a yellow background, between which
shall be the numerals “1869” in black. This shield shall further contain three
green elm trees on a background of blue, below which shall appear the letters
“ILL” in black on a white background. A copy of the flag design is attached
hereto and made a part hereof. (11/1/71)
1.10 City seal.
(a) It is hereby established, ordained, and declared that the official seal of
the City is established to now and in the future be as follows: The impression
shall be circular in form, in the outer circle of which are inscribed the words,
“The Corporate Seal of the City of Elmhurst, 1910.” Within the inner circle are
inscribed the words, “State of Illinois” and also within the inner circle is
depicted a design including an eagle, a rainbow and a section of the sun. This
seal is to be, in every instance, used where it is by law necessary in order to
give effect to the municipal acts of the city. (2/17/70)
(b) The seal of the city shall be and remain in the exclusive custody of the
City Clerk.
(c) Except where otherwise provided by the Illinois Revised Statutes, the seal
of the city, when used, shall be affixed by the City Clerk only."
Dov Gutterman, 27 October 2002