Abraham Lincoln statue in Lincoln Park defaced with red paint — 'Lincoln was an executioner'
Authorities believe one or more vandals damaged the statue, in the 1700 block of North Stockton Drive, in the early morning hours of Monday. No arrests have been made.
Vandals cover Abraham Lincoln statue with strange, blood-colored graffiti, call him ‘executioner’
The “Standing Lincoln” monument — which sits near the Chicago History Museum in the city’s Lincoln Park neighborhood — was defaced as part of an apparent act of protest on
Abraham Lincoln statue vandalized in Lincoln Park
CHICAGO (CBS) — An Abraham Lincoln statue was vandalized in the Lincoln Park neighborhood on Monday. The statue of Lincoln was covered in red spray paint in the 1700 block of North Stockton Drive. Police are investigating. No arrests have been made.
Abraham Lincoln Statue Vandalized With Red Paint On Indigenous Peoples Day
The monument was similarly defaced in 2022. The anonymous group behind that incident called themselves "resistors of colonial violence."
Vandals deface Chicago’s Lincoln statue with red paint and graffiti
Vandals took red paint to a statue of Abraham Lincoln overnight. The Abraham Lincoln statue of the nation’s 16th president is in the 1700 block of N. Stockton Drive in Chicago’s Lincoln Park neighborhood.
Abraham Lincoln statue vandalized in Chicago
CHICAGO ( WBBM) -- An Abraham Lincoln statue was vandalized in the Lincoln Park neighborhood on Monday. The statue of Lincoln was covered in red spray paint in the 1700 block of North Stockton Drive, near the Chicago History Museum, in an apparent act of protest on Indigenous Peoples Day.
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