The "Covid death scoreboard," as its been dubbed, has been vandalized five times since it was installed Friday in Northbrook, Illinois, organizers said. He said the group obtained a 30-day permit from the village to put up the sign in the designated public forum space. During the meeting, Village Board President Sandra Frum read comments from residents. Steven Elrod, village attorney for Northbrook, explained in the meeting that the sign was posted in a public forum. "When a property is a public forum ... then all speech on that property must be treated equally," Elrod said in the meeting.

Source: CNN September 25, 2020 00:55 UTC