State task force considers redesigning, moving monument of MLK Jr.
Members of the state’s task force on statues and monuments discussed ways to relocate the statue of civil rights leader ...
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Statue task force considers adding, removing state monuments
A state House task force continued its discussion about reevaluating controversial statues and whether new monuments commemorating minorities should be ...
Secretary of state calls for new Martin Luther King statue on Capitol grounds
Illinois Secretary of State Jesse White on Tuesday said it’s time for the state to construct a new statue commemorating ...
Review of state monuments, statues begins at Statehouse
A House committee tasked with reviewing statues and monuments on state property held its first meeting Wednesday, hearing from professors ...
Statehouse statues of Stephen Douglas, Pierre Menard to be removed from exterior
By REBECCA ANZEL Capitol News Illinois ranzel@capitolnewsillinois.com SPRINGFIELD — Statues of two slave-owning men with historical ties to Illinois will ...
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