Park Ridge aldermen rejected a pitch to erect a statue of acclaimed actor Harrison Ford in the city.
in Park Ridge, event-goers told Pioneer Press/Chicago Tribune Ford was bullied while living in town to the point that other kids would roll him down a hill into thorny bushes on a daily basis.Omri Amrany, the co-owner of Rotblatt Amrany, the art studio behind the pitch, said that they would “make the communication and arrange it and get permission” from Ford if the city signaled it would like to proceed.
“Based on some things I’ve heard just through Park Ridge lore about Harrison Ford and leaving Park Ridge, I would just want to make sure he was comfortable with what we’re doing if we’re taking that step on this,” Maloney said. Amrany also suggested that the Pickwick Theater could screen Ford’s movies and that the city could host events referencing his most famous pictures, like a May the Fourth Star Wars-themed celebration.
However, Awsumb added, the city could obtain funding from sources besides taxpayer dollars. City money would just lend the project more heft in the eyes of potential donors, he said.Amrany made the case that the investment of public money might be worth it in the long run for the city. Maloney said he did not, but quipped that if Amrany could promise him the same volume of publicity and visitors, he’d be interested. Amrany said the Bean has cost $26 million so far.“A quarter-million dollars, whatever we have to put into it, it’s a no for me,” she said.
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