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Columbus statues should not return to Grant Park and Little Italy ...


Columbus Statues Should Not Return to Grant Park and Little Italy ...

In July 2020, Lightfoot ordered two Columbus statues “temporarily” removed in the middle of the night from Grant and Arrigo parks, based on ...

Columbus statues should not return to Grant Park and Little Italy ...

It is not clear if the city will follow the recommendations of the Chicago monuments project advisory committee. In May, Mayor Lori Lightfoot hinted strongly ...

Columbus Statues Shouldn't Return, Balbo Monument Should Be ...

A prominent Columbus statue in Grant Park and two others in the city had been removed in July 2020 amid high-profile debates over monuments that ...

Lighfoot: Columbus statues won't return without a security plan

Mayor Lori Lightfoot said Tuesday she has yet to see a plan that would allow statues of Christopher Columbus she ordered removed from Grant ...

Columbus Statues Remain in Storage on Another Columbus Day ...

The Joint Civic Committee of Italian Americans sued the city in July 2021 in an attempt to get the statue of Columbus returned to Arrigo Park in ...

Committee formed by Mayor Lightfoot recommends Chicago ...

... Columbus statues not return to their old spots in Grant Park and Little Italy ... returned and that they should be replaced with new monuments ...

Chicago monument committee won't recommend Christopher ...

Lightfoot ordered Columbus statues removed from Grant Park, Little Italy and South Chicago in summer 2020 after a clash between protesters ...

Committee to recommend Chicago Columbus statues not be ...

... Columbus statues not be returned to their old ... RELATED: Chicago Christopher Columbus statues in Grant Park, Little Italy removed by city.

Remove 13 Racist Monuments, Including 3 Columbus Statues, City ...

In March, Lightfoot said the city's three Columbus statues would be returned ... A safety plan would be needed to protect the statue in Grant Park ...

Italian-Americans disagree with report on Columbus statues - Audacy

CHICAGO (WBBM NEWSRADIO) - A local Italian-American group is not happy about a report recommending the permanent removal of Christopher ...

Task force recommends permanent removal of Christopher ...

Lightfoot ordered the city's Columbus statues removed after protesters tried to tear down the Columbus statue in Grant Park in July 2020, ...

Mayor Lori Lightfoot again says Christopher Columbus statue will ...

Lightfoot ordered Columbus statues removed from Grant Park and Little Italy in summer 2020 after a clash between protesters and police ...

Italian-American activists say Chicago mayoral candidate has ...

... will put the Christopher Columbus statues back in Grant Park and Arrigo Park. Vallas has not made that statement publicly, and his campaign ...

Columbus Statues In Grant Park, Little Italy Will Be Taken Down ...

CHICAGO — The city's controversial Christopher Columbus statues will likely be removed soon, officials said. The statues in Grant Park and ...

Christopher Columbus Statues in Grant Park, Little Italy Taken Down

"The city of Chicago—at Mayor Lightfoot's direction—has temporarily removed the Christopher Columbus statues in Grant Park and Arrigo Park until ...

Christopher Columbus statues removed from Chicago's Grant Park ...

A second statue of Columbus was also removed about 5:30 a.m. Friday from Arrigo Park in Chicago's Little Italy neighborhood. Several Italian ...

WBBM Newsradio - Lightfoot commission says Christopher...

Lightfoot commission says Christopher Columbus statues should not return to Grant Park and Little Italy.

Unclear if Columbus statues will return after committee report

It's unclear if the three Columbus statues that were removed will ever return following a new report from a city committee.

Chicago's Columbus Statues Could All Be Coming Back

Attempts to tear down the Columbus statue in Grant Park last summer ended with violent clashes between protesters and police. Mayor Lori ...

Lawsuit seeks return of Columbus statue to Chicago park | WGN-TV

The lawsuit filed by the Joint Civic Committee of Italian Americans claims the removal of the Columbus monument in Little Italy violates a ...