Over 2,000 Axios readers chose the Standing Lincoln statue in Lincoln Park as Chicago's best. Erected in 1887, it is considered one of the great public art pieces of the 19th century. Fun fact ...

The statue, titled “Abraham Lincoln Walks at Midnight,” was designed by Fairmont ... Despite being displayed at the 1939 World’s Fair in New York and at Garfield Park in Chicago, the model was never ...