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The recruiting billboard for a right-wing extremist group, the Proud Boys, was removed in Clinton County after an outpouring of outrage.

The advertising company that put the billboard up near a high school would not say who paid for it.

The Proud Boys has been labeled a hate group and was linked to the Jan. 6 insurrection at the Capitol in Washington, D.C.

This summary was written by the reporters and editors who worked on this story.

BREESE, Ill. — After strong community opposition, including a county board meeting where dozens of people spoke against it, the Proud Boys billboard that was put up near a high school in Clinton County was removed Tuesday.

A representative from Lamar Advertising’s Collinsville office said the sign was taken down around noon. The compan

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