SARAH MANSUR Capitol News Illinois SPRINGFIELD â A state House task force continued its discussion about reevaluating controversial statues and whether new monuments commemorating minorities should be added to the state Capitol grounds. The hearing Wednesday is the second meeting of the bipartisan Statue and Monument Review Task Force, which was formed by Speaker Emanuel âChrisâ Welch last month. The purpose of the task force is to conduct a review of monuments on state property and proposals for new monuments or statues. Adam Green, an associate history professor at the University of Chicago, was one of four speakers who shared their perspectives on the task forceâs charge.