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Bridgeport Mural The Latest In Chicago's Long Line Of Art Censorship

Chicago Sun-Times | Neil Steinberg | Posted 06.23.2009 | Chicago

Read More: Chicago Censorship, Bridgeport Mural, Mayor Daley, Chicago Art Censorship, James Balcer, Lenny Bruce, Censorship, Art Censorship, Chicago News

[W]e need put this latest act in perspective. We are a city where, not so long ago, outraged aldermen led cops into the School of the Art Institute --...

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Daley: Destroyed Mural 'A Mistake,' But 'Not That Serious'

Huffington Post | Posted 06.20.2009 | Chicago

Read More: Bridgeport Mural, Mayor Daley, Public Art, Bridgeport Mural Censorship, Gabriel Villa, James Balcer, Censorship, Chicago Public Art, Chicago News

An alderman's order to have city graffiti crews paint over a provocative but legal Bridgeport mural Friday was a mistake, Mayor Daley acknowledged thi...

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Alderman Orders Mural With Police Imagery Painted Over (VIDEO)

Huffington Post | Posted 06.16.2009 | Chicago

Read More: Bridgeport Mural, Alderman Mural, Gabriel Villa, James Balcer, Graffiti Blasters, Chicago Public Art, Chicago News

A provocative and apparently legal Bridgeport mural depicting police surveillance boxes was painted over Friday by order of Ald. Jim Balcer (11th), NB...

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