The case of the missing City Hall artwork: Where's the painting that hung in top Lightfoot aide's office?

Source WBEZ
Original Load Date June 21, 2026, 5:01 a.m.
Last Updated June 21, 2026, 5:01 a.m.
Original URL https://www.wbez.org/wbez-investigations/2026/06/21/paul-goodrich-missing-painting-bill-cass-chicago-city-hall-7lori-lightfoot-brandon-johnson

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A painting that’s been in City Hall’s sprawling collection of public art since the 1980s and was last known to have been hanging in the office of a top aide to former Mayor Lori Lightfoot is missing. It’s an abstract work that artist Bill Cass says represented his exploration of “storytelling,” esp...