Chicago has developed a new initiative called the Chicago Monuments Project, which will allow community members and local experts to review monuments in the area and determine whether they "warrant attention or action." FROM GEORGE WASHINGTON TO ULYSSES S. GRANT: STATUES, MONUMENTS VANDALIZED EXTEND BEYOND CONFEDERATES AMID BLACK LIVES MATTER PROTESTSThe list also includes several statues of former President Abraham Lincoln; "Land of Lincoln" is Illinois' official state slogan and symbolizes democracy, according to the nonprofit organization State Symbols USA. CLICK HERE TO GET THE FOX NEWS APPThe deadline for community members to submit public comments is April 1. "The Chicago Monuments Project Advisory Committee has considered hundreds of the city's sculptures and plaques in this critically important process," DCASE commissioner and advisory committee co-chair, Mark Kelly, said in a statement. "The City's public art collection is a defining characteristic of Chicago and it should reflect and respect all Chicagoans."

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