After stops in Chicago and Peoria, the 19-ton sculpture named “Return Visit” took its place in front of the Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum on Wednesday.
OREGON, Ill. (AP) — A restoration team is testing different mixtures to fix cracks running through a 104-year-old statue of a Native American overlooking the Rock River in northern Illinois. Sauk Valley Media reports that the effects of time and weather have damaged the 50-foot-tall tribute to …
OREGON, Ill. (AP) — Preparations are starting in an $825,000 restoration project to repair a more than century-old statue of a Native American overlooking the Rock River in northern Illinois. Dr. Andrzej Dajnowski, the project's conservator, says a crew has been testing various repair mixt…
ROCKFORD, Ill. (AP) — A 114-year-old Civil War statue will be returned to downtown Rockford after decades at another location. The Rockford Register Star reports the statue of a Civil War soldier will be restored and moved to Veterans Memorial Hall...