Land of Lincoln

 Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot says Illinois is the Land of Lincoln and that is not going to change!

Lori Lightfoot

Many statues have come down around the country since George Floyd's death in police custody last spring. But the mayor of Chicago says that Illinois will remain the land of Lincoln and that his statue will not come down even though some activists might pressure the city to do so.  Lori Lightfoot stated:

During a press conference, Lightfoot was asked about her thoughts on the notion that Chicago statutes of Lincoln and Washington might be "problematic."

"Well, I'm not going to get ahead of myself," Lightfoot said. "I think what the monuments and murals committee did was identify those statues and murals and other historical markers that are worthy of conversation. And I think they are worthy of conversation. But let's be clear, we're in the Land of Lincoln, and that's not going to change." (‘We're in the Land of Lincoln:' Lightfoot Responds to Chicago Mural Controversy)

Question: Do you think Illinois should remain the land of Lincoln?

‘We're in the Land of Lincoln:' Lightfoot Responds to Chicago Mural Controversy