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Meet The Immigrant Seamstress Who Has Made Banners For United Center Legends For 40 Years

Maria Estela Parra, a South Sider and Mexican immigrant, made Derrick Rose’s newly retired No. 1 banner — and virtually all others hanging from the stadium’s rafters — alongside her coworkers at W.G.N. Flag and Decorating.

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Andrea Montolivo Chicago, 30 Jan (EFE).- From Michael Jordan and Scottie Pippen to Derrick Rose. Their numbers hang from the roof of the United Center, the temple of the Chicago Bulls. The banners with their dorsals are made by hand in the South of Chicago. With Mexican seamstress. Estela Parra, who sewed the Rose banner, opens for EFE the workshop of the historic 'WGN Flag & Decorating'. In a hidden corner of the 'South Side' of Chicago, about …

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Block Club Chicago broke the news in Chicago, United States on Thursday, January 29, 2026.
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