Elgin commission won't return controversial lynching mural to artist until guidelines are set

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The Elgin Cultural Arts Commission isn’t quite ready to give “American Nocturne” back to the artist who created it. David Powers, of Elgin, asked for the controversial mural’s return after the city put his work into storage following a controversy generated in 2016 when it was revealed the painting...

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