Justice to proudly fly Stars and Stripes on major streets in village

By Bob Rakow
Desplaines Valley News

The Stars and Stripes will fly throughout Justice on the Fourth of July and other patriotic holidays after  the village board’s decision to purchase American flags for display on utility poles that line major thoroughfares in the village.

Trustees on Monday agreed to spend $2,000 to purchase 48 embroidered flags that will be displayed on 88^th Avenue, 79^th Street, Roberts Road and Archer Avenue.

“Everybody will immediately notice a change in the village’s appearance,” Mayor Krzysztof Wasowicz said.

The village ultimately wants to display flags on all of the 105 utility poles that line the four major streets, but plans to purchase the remaining flags over the next two years.

“Let’s not go crazy. Let’s start small,” Wasowicz said. “We can always purchase more.”

Funds for the flags will come from the village’s special events fund.

Trustee Sue Small said the village has not flown American flags in several years because it could not afford them.

“We finally have a little money in the budget to do this kind of stuff,” Small said. “You’ve got to start somewhere.”

Plans call for the flags to be flown on Memorial Day, Flag Day, the Fourth of July and Veteran’s Day, Small said.

The special events committee has not yet decided how best to display the limited number of flags this year, Small said. They could be posted on every third utility pole or concentrated around major intersections, she said.