Governor JB Pritzker orders flags to half-staff for Patriot Day

Governor JB Pritzker orders flags lowered to half-staff in Illinois for Patriot Day. United States and Illinois flags should fly at half-staff from sunrise to sunset on Friday, September 11, 2026, at all buildings occupied by covered agencies.

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Governor JB Pritzker orders flags to half-staff in Illinois for Patriot Day, honoring the lives lost on September 11. The directive applies to all persons or entities covered by the Illinois Flag Display Act and calls for both the United States and Illinois flags to be lowered in observance of the day.

The flags are to fly at half-staff from sunrise to sunset on Friday, September 11, 2026. The order applies at all buildings occupied by covered agency personnel, making it a statewide observance for the offices and facilities subject to the Illinois Flag Display Act.

Patriot Day marks the anniversary of the September 11 attacks and is observed in remembrance across the country. Illinois joins that observance with a one-day half-staff order that begins at sunrise and ends at sunset on the same day.

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Last reviewed September 2, 2026