Thieves make off with library sculptures worth $15K

WAUKEGAN — Scrapper thieves struck at the heart of the Waukegan Public Library, ripping out two bronze statues that were bought by library patrons and displayed in the facility’s County Street courtyard.

“The sad thing is these were purchased by people in honor of somebody,” Elizabeth Stearns, assistant director of community services, said Friday. “Maybe they just think they’re stealing metal, but they’re not.”

On or around the night of May 31, the thieves chipped away at the fieldstone base for the two statues, which were bolted into concrete atop the stone.

Taken were “Little Scholar” by Jane Rankin of Monument, Colo., which portrays a boy reading a book while propped up on his knees and elbows, and “Imagine That” by Kathy Anderson of Littleton, Colo., which shows a girl reading a book while sitting atop a stack of books next to a soccer ball.  More

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