Rep. Mary Flowers (D-Chicago), pictured left, speaks with retired U.S. Marshal Robert Moore, right, about the potential addition of a statue honoring Illinois’ first Black state trooper during the Statue and Monument Review Task Force meeting on Thursday.

A statue or artwork honoring two important African American figures and one the state’s most popular politicians in recent years were the latest ideas floated during the Illinois House’s Statues and Monuments Review Task Force meeting Thursday.