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Activists call for return of Columbus statues to Chicago parks

Statues of Christopher Columbus were pulled out of Chicago parks in 2020 after an order from former Mayor Lori Lightfoot.

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Activists gather in Little Italy to call for return of Columbus statues 3 years after removal

As calls to shift the focus of Columbus Day to Indigenous Peoples Day have intensified in recent years, a group of activists in Chicago has increased their demands for Christopher Columbus statues to be reinstalled.

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Chicago monuments: Panel wants to permanently sideline 3 Columbus statues

Ald. Nick Sposato (38th), who served on the 30-member committee, said the outcome was pre-determined by the makeup of the committee.

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Columbus could return to Grant Park, but what about other problematic public monuments?

A report from the mayor’s public monuments advisory committee, kept under wraps, must now be made public

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Lightfoot fully expects Columbus statue to return to Grant Park

Mayor Lori Lightfoot said Monday she "fully expects" the statue of Christopher Columbus to be returned to its pedestal in Grant Park, but not before a security plan is in place to prevent a repeat of the 2020 debacle that left dozens of ambushed police officers injured.

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