Chicago's Buckingham Fountain reopens after being vandalized, park district says

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Chicago's Buckingham Fountain reopens after being vandalized, park district says
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Fountain's pool water dyed red; pro-Palestinian graffiti found

Fountain's pool water dyed red; pro-Palestinian graffiti found Buckingham Fountain , Chicago's tourist attraction in Grant Park, is closed after someone dyed the water red and drew pro-Palestinian graffiti there. Buckingham Fountain is on and fully operational on Sunday after vandalism forced its closure on Saturday, the Chicago Park District said.The traditional gateway to "Summertime Chi" was shut down after vandals dyed its pool water red.

Chicago's iconic Buckingham Fountain is closed Saturday after vandals appeared to have turned the water red. "Well, I was disappointed. We walked quite a ways over here to see it because my wife had told me about it and that it was beautiful," Martin said. "I'm somewhat sympathetic to what they're trying to accomplish, but this is not the way."

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