Images: Ernie Banks' memorial at Daley Plaza
As part of the Ernie Banks' memorial, the Chicago Cubs had the statue of Banks moved to Daley Plaza on Wednesday. Fans turned out to pay their respects along with Jesse Jackson and Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel.
A crowd of Cubs fans, armed with cameras, takes pictures of the statue of Ernie Banks on Wednesday at Daley Plaza in Chicago.
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Chicago Cubs' Ernie Banks statue stands in the shadow of a building in Daley Plaza in Chicago as fans honor him as they head to work.
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A devoted Chicago Cubs fan let a white rose and card at the statue of Ernie Banks honoring the man, at Daley Plaza in Chicago.
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Cubs fans flocked to the Ernie Banks statue that now stands at Daley Plaza in Chicago.
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Cubs fan Peter Klasky, formerly of Schaumburg, stopped by to see the Ernie Banks statue now standing at Daley Plaza in Chicago.
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Chicago Cubs' fans stop to take a picture the Ernie Banks statue that now stands at Daley Plaza in Chicago.
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The Ernie Banks statue stands in the shadow of a building in Daley Plaza in Chicago.
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Cubs fans honor the great Ernie Banks by taking pictures of his statue in Daley Plaza on Wednesday.
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Mayor Rahm Emanuel and Ernie Banks' wife Liz, right, lay a wreath at the statue of Mr. Cub in Daley Plaza Wednesday.
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Ronnie Woo Woo honors the great Chicago Cub Ernie Banks by doing a dance in Daley Plaza on Wednesday.
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Patricia Fluhler of Palatine honors Mr. Cub, Ernie Banks, in Daley Plaza on Wednesday.
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Chicago Cubs owner Tom Ricketts and Jesse Jackson meet and swap stories under the statue of Ernie Banks Wednesday in Daley Plaza.
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Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel and Ernie Banks' wife Liz, right, lay a wreath at the statue of Mr. Cub in Daley Plaza Wednesday.
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Jesse Jackson smiles as he tells Ernie Banks stories under the statue of Ernie Banks Wednesday in Daley Plaza.
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Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel and Ernie Banks' wife Liz, right, lay a wreath at the statue of Mr. Cub in Daley Plaza Wednesday.
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Cubs fans take pictures of the Ernie Banks statue standing at Daley Plaza in Chicago on Wednesday.
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Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel and Ernie Banks' wife Liz, right, lay a wreath at the statue of Mr. Cub in Daley Plaza Wednesday.
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A Cubs fan left a personal message for Ernie Banks at the foot of his statue that now stands at Daley Plaza in Chicago.
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The Ernie Banks statue stands in the shadow of the buildings in Daley Plaza in Chicago as fans honor him as they head to work.
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Jesse Jackson smiles as he looks up at the Ernie Banks statue on Wednesday in Daley Plaza.
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Cubs fan Peter Klasky, formerly of Schaumburg, looks at one of his favorite players, saying that he was a great man on and off the field.
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Lou Cella of Arlington Heights shares a laugh with Cubs owner Tom Ricketts at Daley plaza in Chicago. Lou was the artist who created the Ernie Banks statue.
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