I don't think they expected this...(Ten Commandment display)

[Nova Land]

The local KKK branch (only a few members, apparently) filed to participate in the Adopt-A-Highway program, volunteering to keep a stretch of I55 clean in return for having a prominent "This section of highway adopted by the Ku Klux Klan" sign posted.
This resulted in a long court battle, which was eventually decided in favor of the Klan.

They put up a sign, which was promptly sawed down during the night.

While waiting for the new one, the State Highway Department came up with a solution; they named the section of I55 the "Rosa Parks Highway".

Naturally, the Klan was not interested in cleaning up a highway named after a civil rights icon, and they went elswhere.

Wow! That's a great story.

I love seeing examples and reading stories of people using ingenuity rather than blunt force to solve problems. This is a keeper. Thank you for posting it.