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Controversial Chicago Landmarks The point of reviewing public art is to distinguish propaganda from legitimate history. Towards the end of February, the City of Chicago announced that 41 public monuments were under review. On the Chicago Monuments Project website, city residents are encouraged to give feedback on the listed statues, reliefs, and plaques. Detractors of the program have suggested that this is an extravagant use of resources while the city’s under heavy strain from a stalled economy and a surge in violent crime. There’s no clear-cut plan about what to do about the monuments after collecting the feedback. As it stands now, the program will likely be a slow-paced slog to enact any changes if it decides to do so. A few of the monuments listed have been sources of controversy for decades, but remain standing. Others have interesting histories, even if items like the Kinzie Mansion plaque, commemorating the birth of the city s first white chil

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