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Impersonating a Property Owner, a Man Paid an Artist to Paint a Cookie Monster Mural in Peoria. The Town—and the Internet—Have Questions

Nate Comte, the owner of a commercial building at 1301 NE Adams in Peoria, Illinois, was none too pleased to show up there shortly after Thanksgiving to find a giant Cookie Monster mural on the side ...
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After Destroying Peoria’s Internet-Famous Cookie Monster Mural, the Landlord Will Commission a ‘More Appropriate’ One to Replace It

An unassuming Illinois city has become the site of a captivating art mystery. And this one has nothing to do with monoliths. At the center of the drama is the question of who paid local artist Joshua ...