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Tag: statues

State task force considers redesigning, moving monument of MLK Jr. 

State task force considers redesigning, moving monument of MLK Jr. 

— June 14, 2021

SPRINGFIELD — Members of the state’s task force on statues and monuments discussed ways to relocate the statue of civil rights leader Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and improve the…

  • Statue task force reviewing state monuments

    Statue task force reviewing state monuments

    — May 20, 2021

    SPRINGFIELD — A state House task force continued its discussion about reevaluating controversial statues and whether new monuments commemorating minorities should be added to the…

  • Historic Springfield Statehouse statues to be removed from exterior

    Historic Springfield Statehouse statues to be removed from exterior

    — August 19, 2020

    SPRINGFIELD — Statues of two slave-owning men with historical ties to Illinois will be moved from the Statehouse grounds in Springfield to a secure storage site, a panel of four officials…

  • Lawmaker proposes new statues at state Capitol

    Lawmaker proposes new statues at state Capitol

    — February 14, 2019

    Would four new statues or six new statues look better on the Illinois Capitol complex grounds? Loosely, that’s what Rep. Tom Bennett, a Pontiac Republican, is trying to figure out….

  • Secretary of state calls for new MLK statue on Capitol grounds

    Secretary of state calls for new MLK statue on Capitol grounds

    — May 4, 2021

    SPRINGFIELD — Illinois Secretary of State Jesse White on Tuesday, May 4 said it’s time for the state to construct a new statue commemorating Martin Luther King Jr., as the current…

  • Madigan: Remove images of Stephen Douglas from Statehouse

    Madigan: Remove images of Stephen Douglas from Statehouse

    — July 10, 2020

    SPRINGFIELD — Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan on Thursday, July 9 called for removing statues and portraits of the 19th century U.S. Senator Stephen A Douglas from the Statehouse…

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