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Ribbon cut on new indoor Track and Field facility at Gately Park

Ribbon cut on new indoor Track and Field facility at Gately Park
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Italian Americans in Chicago Demand Restoration of Demolished Columbus Statue - Report

Italian Americans in Chicago Demand Restoration of Demolished Columbus Statue - Report © AFP 2021 / DEREK R. HENKLE Subscribe Sputnik International https://sputniknews.com/us/202104161082644305-italian-americans-in-chicago-demand-restoration-of-demolished-columbus-statue -report/ Last summer, what began to be peaceful protests against racism and police brutality soon turned into violent riots in several cities across the US. With demonstrators vandalizing and trying to remove some historical monuments in cities, city authorities considered removing those monuments considered controversial over their links to slavery. After several historical monuments were demolished, vandalized or damaged across the US, the statue of Spanish explorer Christopher Columbus at Arrigo Park, Little Italy in Chicago was preemptively removed out of safety concerns, and this year the Joint Civic Committee of Italian Americans has demanded it be returned to

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It is time to return them : Italian-American group says city had no jurisdiction to remove Columbus statues

It is time to return them : Italian-American group says city had no jurisdiction to remove Columbus statues By FOX 32 Digital Staff Published Lightfoot and the City of Chicago removed Attorneys for the JCCIA said they found paperwork from over fifty years ago, which included a signed agreement that stated, The Park District will, in perpetuity, obtain the written approval of the Joint Civic Committee of Italian Americans before making any substantial change to Columbus Plaza or the statue. However, the committee says that was not the case. The Arrigo Park statue was removed in the middle of the night in July, without written notice, attorneys said.

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