The statue has resided in the outdoor park since 1997.
It was chiseled by sculptor Charles Keck, who also designed monuments of former Presidents Andrew Jackson and George Washington.ABC 7 Chicago
A similar message was written across another statue of the 16th president in Lincoln Park, roughly six miles away from Senn Park, on Oct. 11.The Chicago Tribune said the perpetrators also posted the names of the 38 Dakota men with the message “tear down the myth of Lincoln the great liberator.”ABC 7 Chicago
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