Last summer, Chicago, like many cities, was engulfed by riots and looting. For several nights, crowds, including professional anarchists, surrounded the statue of Christopher Columbus in Grant Park, the city’s central meeting place. They repeatedly tried to topple Columbus from his pedestal. The police deployed to protect the statue; violent clashes resulted. In the dead of night, without notice or consultation, Chicago’s mayor, Lori Lightfoot, ordered the statue, along with another Columbus statue located in Chicago’s Little Italy, removed.
Francesca's Closing Louis Joliet Mall Store - Joliet, IL - Louis Joliet Mall has been unable to find new tenants for the Sears and Carson's in recent years, now Francesca's is leaving Joliet.