Illinois Attorney General Lisa Madigan gave the Peace Museum a chance -- and now she wants John Lennon's guitar back.
The state's top prosecutor sued the small and financially troubled Chicago museum in Cook County Court on Feb. 8 to turn over an acoustic guitar that belonged to the former Beatle and all other artifacts from the peace-loving institution.
"The Peace Museum's property is in need of charitable protection," the lawsuit alleged, because the museum has gone belly up and hasn't even staged an exhibit since 2004.
The Lennon guitar and other items from the collections should be handed off to "bona fide charities actively educating the Illinois public in peaceful conflict resolution," Madigan's suit demanded.
A spokeswoman for Madigan told AOL News they don't know what's in the museum's full inventory, but Chicagorock radio station WXRT said that exhibits have included a manuscript from U2 front man Bono and assorted rock and roll memorabilia with anti-war messages from the Clash, the Talking Heads and other acts.
The Peace Museum's finances are nearly drained, board members have walked away from the organization and the storage space holding its collection "has suffered significant water and mold damage," the suit claimed.
Beatles fans gently wept to learn that a Lennon guitar could be in jeopardy.
READ MORE ... HERE.
The state's top prosecutor sued the small and financially troubled Chicago museum in Cook County Court on Feb. 8 to turn over an acoustic guitar that belonged to the former Beatle and all other artifacts from the peace-loving institution.
"The Peace Museum's property is in need of charitable protection," the lawsuit alleged, because the museum has gone belly up and hasn't even staged an exhibit since 2004.
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It could be sweet music for Beatles fans if Illinois's attorney general wins a lawsuit against the Peace Museum of Chicago. The suit wants the shuttered museum to hand over a John Lennon guitar and other rock and roll artifacts.
The Lennon guitar and other items from the collections should be handed off to "bona fide charities actively educating the Illinois public in peaceful conflict resolution," Madigan's suit demanded.
A spokeswoman for Madigan told AOL News they don't know what's in the museum's full inventory, but Chicagorock radio station WXRT said that exhibits have included a manuscript from U2 front man Bono and assorted rock and roll memorabilia with anti-war messages from the Clash, the Talking Heads and other acts.
The Peace Museum's finances are nearly drained, board members have walked away from the organization and the storage space holding its collection "has suffered significant water and mold damage," the suit claimed.
Beatles fans gently wept to learn that a Lennon guitar could be in jeopardy.
READ MORE ... HERE.
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