‘Chicago Monumental’ Shines Light on City’s Public Art


You’ve heard Chicago described as the City of Big Shoulders and the City of Neighborhoods. Writer and photographer Larry Broutman offers yet another nickname: the City of Monuments. His book “Chicago Monumental” highlights more than 250 monuments, fountains, memorials and statues in the city. Proceeds from the book will be donated to Chicago Lighthouse for the Blind and Access Living.

Broutman joins us in discussion.

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