Lorado Taft

Imagine walking in the woods and coming across six large men struggling to transport a coffin on their shoulders, heads bowed in concentration, arms taut…

"Black Hawk" gazes over the Rock River from high atop a bluff in Lowden State Park once more. Restoration on the Lorado Taft statue (which he called "The…

Restoration of a monumental Illinois statue is scheduled to finish by year’s end. Lorado Taft called his statue in Lowden State Park overlooking the Rock…

Work is finally set to begin on the restoration of an iconic Illinois statue.Scaffolding has been erected around Lorado Taft’s statue. Known to many as…

A northern Illinois legislator said efforts to restore an iconic statue near Oregon continue, but slowly, and completion is still up in the air.State Rep.…

An effort to restore an Ogle County icon is advancing, but there’s still no money for actual repairs. The years have not been kind to Lorado Taft’s…

The protective covering around a towering statue near Oregon has been removed. But it’s not because the work is finished. The restoration of the…