{"id":2296674,"date":"2024-07-16T17:19:02","date_gmt":"2024-07-16T21:19:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/chicago-mayor-plans-removal-of-george-washington-statue-in-city-hall-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2024-07-16T17:22:06","modified_gmt":"2024-07-16T21:22:06","slug":"chicago-mayor-intends-to-remove-george-washington-statue-from-city-hall-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/chicago-mayor-intends-to-remove-george-washington-statue-from-city-hall-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"Chicago mayor intends to remove George Washington statue from City Hall &#8211; Washington Examiner"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">28<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fchicago-mayor-intends-to-remove-george-washington-statue-from-city-hall-washington-examiner%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2296674&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>The summary is about Chicago \u2063Mayor Brandon Johnson&#8217;s plan to remove a statue of George Washington from City Hall. The decision to remove the statue is not related to the fact that George\u200d Washington was a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/dozens-of-bird-species-to-be-renamed-after-current-names-declared-racist-misogynistic\/\" title=\"Bird species to be renamed due to &#039;racist,&#039; &#039;misogynistic&#039; labels.\">slave\u2062 owner<\/a>,\u200c but rather\u200d because the\u2063 mayor wants to update \u2063the space.\u200b There is no set timeline for when the statue will be removed, and the cost to the city has not been disclosed. Ald. Carlos Ramirez-Rosa is leading the charge on deciding what to do with monuments \u2064and statues, suggesting creating a public area for them. The mayor&#8217;s plan has received criticism from Ald. Nicholas Sposato, who believes \u200bthat George Washington played a significant role in \u2062shaping the United States.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Chicago mayor plans removal of George Washington statue in City Hall<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_1675943\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>Chicago Mayor<a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/brandon-johnson\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title> Brandon Johnson<\/a> has decided to remove a statue of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/george-washington\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>George Washington<\/a> in City Hall, but, according to a top aide, the decision has nothing to do with the first president being a slave owner.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>The statue is located on the fifth floor right outside Johnson&rsquo;s office, but the Democratic mayor&rsquo;s communication director, Ronnie Reese, told the <em>Chicago Sun-Times<\/em> that the statue is being removed because the mayor is looking to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/aclu-demands-uber-eats-stop-misgendering-and-deadnaming-transgender-drivers\/\" title=\"ACLU Demands Uber Eats Stop \u2018Misgendering\u2019 And \u2018Deadnaming\u2019 Transgender Drivers\">make updates<\/a> to the space.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;We&rsquo;re just freshening up the space,&rdquo; Reese told the outlet. &ldquo;Making it a bit more current. There&rsquo;s a lot of Chicago icons who would be deserving of statues as well. We should be considering that also &mdash; Ida B. Wells, DuSable, Harold Washington.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson responds to a question in his City Hall office during an interview with the Associated Press on Monday, May 6, 2024, in Chicago. (AP Photo\/Charles Rex Arbogast)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>There is no time frame for when the statue will be removed, and it has not been publicly disclosed how much it will cost the city.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Reese said Ald. Carlos Ramirez-Rosa is leading the charge for what to do with the monuments and statues.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I know he has an idea of having like a public area in which we could put monuments and make it kind of like an <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/new-york-state-assembly-moves-to-rename-donald-j-trump-state-park\/\" title=\"New York State Assembly Moves To Rename Donald J. Trump State Park\">open space<\/a>, like park space dedicated solely to monuments, which I think is actually a pretty decent idea,&rdquo;&nbsp;Reese told the outlet.<\/p>\n<p>Johnson&rsquo;s plan has been met with fierce criticism by Ald. Nicholas Sposato, the chairman of the City Council&rsquo;s Committee on Cultural Affairs and Special Events.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;He&rsquo;s George Washington. He risked everything,&rdquo; he said. &ldquo;We are who we are because of this man. He could have just stood down and not get involved with the [Revolutionary] War and came here and lived a good life. But he fought for who we are. He should be honored all over the place. Next, are we gonna change the name of the streets?&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Johnson&rsquo;s plan to remove Washington&rsquo;s monuments follows former Mayor Lori Lightfoot&rsquo;s decision to &ldquo;temporarily&rdquo; remove two Christopher Columbus statues during the height of the Black Lives Matter protests in 2020 ignited by the death of George Floyd.<\/p>\n<p>This led to City Hall launching an advisory committee, known as the Chicago Monuments Project, to review 5,000 Chicago statues and monuments that could be deemed problematic. The commission found 41 monuments that could be deemed problematic, including that of Washington (not the one in City Hall) and Abraham Lincoln.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><strong><\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>At the time of his death, Washington owned 317 men, women, and children as slaves at his Mount Vernon home. He had also found himself uncomfortable with how slavery was affecting the trajectory of the nation, according to the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mountvernon.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Mount Vernon website<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;When he drafted his will at age 67, Washington included a provision that would free the 123 enslaved people he owned outright,&rdquo; the website states.<\/p>\n<p> <script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script>!function(){var g=window;g.googletag=g.googletag||{},g.googletag.cmd=g.googletag.cmd||[],g.googletag.cmd.push(function(){g.googletag.pubads().setTargeting(\"has-featured-video\",\"true\")})}();<\/script><script>var _bp=_bp||[];_bp.push({\"div\":\"Brid_1675943\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"1675943\"}});<\/script><script defer src=\"https:\/\/services.brid.tv\/player\/build\/brid.min.js\"><\/script><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The mayor of Chicago, Brandon Johnson, has decided to remove a statue of George Washington from City Hall, but claims that the decision is not related to Washington being a slave owner. The statue is being removed to update the space, according to Johnson&#8217;s communication director. There is no set timeline for the removal or cost disclosed. Ald. Carlos Ramirez-Rosa is leading the effort to determine what to do with the statues and monuments. The plan has faced criticism from Ald. Nicholas Sposato, who believes Washington should be honored for his contributions. This decision follows the temporary removal of two Christopher Columbus statues by former Mayor Lori Lightfoot in 2020. A commission found 41 monuments in Chicago that could be problematic, including statues of Washington and Abraham Lincoln. 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