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Art Institute Lion Statues removed until July for a “Deep Cleaning”

Feb 1, 2007; Chicago, IL, USA; The lion sculptures outside of the Art Institute sport Bears helmets in downtown Chicago, IL. The Chicago Bears will play the Indianapolis Colts in Super Bowl XLI. Mandatory Credit: Jerry Lai-USA TODAY Sports © Copyright 2006 Jerry Lai

The next time you pass by the Art Institute of Chicago, you may notice a couple of things missing…

Don’t worry, the two lion statues are coming back! The iconic jungle cat statues are just receiving their first deep cleaning in decades…

The two statues are set to return in mid-July.

Source: Chicago Tribune

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