PARK RIDGE, Ill. (WBBM NEWSRADIO) -- Aldermen in suburban Park Ridge rejected a proposal for a statue honoring actor Harrison Ford who went to high school in the city in the 1950's.
The alderman said "no", because of how much the statue might cost and Ford's reported tepid relationship with the suburb.
The Chicago Tribune reported that at a 2015 Star Wars-themed event, some of those in attendance recalled Ford was bullied while growing up in Morton Grove and while going to school in Park Ridge.
Previously, Omri Amrany, the sculptor who came up with the idea told the aldermen that installing a statue of Ford, would boost civic pride and bring more tourism to Park Ridge.
City officials had estimated the statue could cost as much as a quarter million dollars.
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