City officials did not track where all of the 322 members of the herd have moseyed since last summer's Cows on Parade. Illinois buyers gobbled up 97 of them. Where all of those cows are now or whether they stayed in their buyers' home states isn't known. What is known is that the fiberglass collectibles have become an important part of the families and businesses that could be reached. It's a part of my home.
Cows are good animals, good omens.
City organizers speculate that approximately half of the parade's 322 cows are still in Chicago. The scurrying ladybug-cow is still bolted to the building two stories above Delaware Street. She's on display outside for anyone longing to look at the lovable heifers again. Other Chicago businesses, restaurants and offices have planted the cows in their reception areas and lobbies. And the city helped coordinate the shipping of 28 cows to Beaufort, S.C., for a Cows on Vacation display that ended earlier this month.