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She's Back! Holy Power of Degreaser

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Having been raised in a mostly protestant, largely fundamentalist Baptist area it was a long time before I learned of the Virgin Mary's heavy schedule and novel means of manifesting herself.

Rosa Diaz and Anna Reczek used a degreaser to clean the wall Friday on their lunch break.

Onlookers said they again could see the Virgin Mary. The Illinois Department of Transportation has said the stain was likely the result of salt runoff on the emergency turnoff area under the Kennedy Expressway.

Virgin Mary Image Restored on Underpass

Earlier: Salt stain Madonna painted over, Marian apparitions just won’t stop, Virgin Mary here, there, everywhere