BREESE, Ill. — A billboard advertising an extremist group near an Illinois high school was taken down after pressure from local residents.

The Proud Boys , a far-right group linked to violence and the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol, originally bought the billboard along Old U.S. Highway 50 near Breese Central Community High School. Parents and community leaders in Breese condemned the extremist group’s attempt to recruit teenagers through the roadside advertisement.

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5 On Your Side crews returned to the billboard on Tuesday to see crews removing the sign. Residents also told us that they have been calling the Lamar advertising company advocating for the sign's removal.

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