The color(s) black and white is/are claimed as a feature of the mark.
The mark consists of a black maltese cross with the black letter "A" in the left win, the black letter "F" in the top wing, the black letter "F" in the right wing and the term "IAFF" in the bottom wing. The interior of the maltese cross is white. The interior of the maltese cross has an outer circle that is black. There is also an inner circle that is all black with "IL" in white lettering inside it. Between the inner circle and the outer circle, on the top, is the word "ORGANIZED". Between the inner circle and the outer circle, on the bottom, are the words "OCT 22 1935".
ASSOCIATED FIRE FIGHTERS OF ILLINOIS IL ORGANIZED OCTOBER TWENTY TWO NINETEEN THIRTY FIVE