Aurora Flags Raised Early Despite Orders to Honor Charlie Kirk, Citing Solemnity of 9/11 Tribute

Aurora flags raised early despite orders to honor Charlie Kirk, citing solemnity of 9/11 tribute – FOX32 (Chicago)

Gov. JB Pritzker announced that all Illinois flags were to be flown at half-staff in honor of "victims of political violence" Sept. 12-14, following the president's lead. But Aurora Mayor John Laesch ordered all flags on city property to be raised to full staff Sept. 12, saying, " ... (L)owering the flag is a solemn act that carries great weight. The choice to do so should not be made cavalierly. Doing so diminishes the importance of the remembr…

Dem Mayor In Illinois Orders Flags At Full Staff Defying President's Charlie Kirk Proclamation

Aurora’s Democratic mayor orders flags at full staff Aurora’s Democratic Mayor John Laesch is under fire after ordering all city flags to be flown at full staff, defying official proclamations from both President Donald Trump and Democratic Illinois Governor JB Pritzker to lower them to half-staff. The directives were issued in memory of Charlie Kirk, […] Dem Mayor In Illinois Orders Flags At Full Staff Defying President’s Charlie Kirk Proclamat…

Aurora mayor defends decision to fly flags at full-staff this weekend

Aurora Mayor John Laesch is defending his decision to have flags at Aurora municipal facilities flown at full-staff Friday through Sunday while flags at federal and state facilities are at half-staff following the killing of conservative activist Charlie Kirk during an appearance in Utah on Wednesday. President Donald Trump ordered flags lowered to half-staff at all federal facilities through sunset Sunday in memory of Kirk, who grew up in the C…

Aurora flags raised early despite orders to honor Charlie Kirk, citing solemnity of 9/11 tribute

Despite orders from President Trump and Illinois Governor JB Pirtzker, Aurora Mayor John Laesch ordered all flags on city property to be raised to full staff on Sept. 12, which was meant as a time to honor Charlie Kirk, a political activist who was shot and killed on Sept. 10.