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One of the appropriations in the state budget bill awaiting Gov. Pritzker's signature is $500,000 designated for a new monument in Springfield

A man was arrested Monday on criminal damage to state supported property charge after the Martin Luther King Jr. statue in Springfield was vandalized.

Arrested by Secretary of State police on Monday, judge sets bond for 24-year-old Fernando Garcia Martinez at $50,000; statue damage being assessed

If you've been wondering what it would take to get a statue of yourself put on display in our state's capital city of Springfield, you might want to get started by saving 77 people from drowning in the Rock River. Oh, and then get elected president.

Image of King reflected in the statue does not properly reflect one of the heroes of the civil rights movement