A spray painted stencil on the sidewalk crossing the Chicago Avenue bridge over the North Branch of the Chicago River.
Note the quotation marks around "Jesus." Yes, the old King of Kings has been saving souls for a couple thousand years. Are they irony, sarcasm, or simple evangelical zealotry? Difficult to riddle out.
Also of note is the vandals self-discipline. Usually a stencil, a can of spray paint, a massive urban canvas would result in "JESUS" SAVES being found all over town. But not this time. One single reminder at the foot of a sixty-year-old draw bridge is just the right amount for whomever laid it down.
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