Lawsuit seeks return of Columbus statue to park A fence with the U.S. and Italian flags covers the area where a Christopher Columbus statue once stood at Arrigo Park in Chicago. Anthony Vazquez/Chicago Sun-Times, October 2020
Updated 7/21/2021 7:46 PM
An Italian-American organization has filed a lawsuit against the Chicago Park District demanding the Christopher Columbus statue be returned to its pedestal at Arrigo Park in Little Italy.
The lawsuit filed by the Joint Civic Committee of Italian Americans claims the removal of the Columbus monument violates a nearly 50-year-old agreement the group has with the park district that says it must obtain written consent from the organization before making any substantial change to Columbus Plaza or Columbus Statue.
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