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Chicago task force recommends removal of monuments, including Christopher Columbus statues, and the...
Chicago Tribune via Yahoo News· 2 years agoCHICAGO — Two years ago, as the city of Chicago reeled from a bloody battle between police officers...
Christopher Columbus statue in Rhode Island that was removed after protests in 2020 quietly finds a...
INSIDER via Yahoo News· 8 months agoA sign reading "stop celebrating genocide" sits at the base of a statue of Christopher Columbus in...
Columbus statue has had its share of controversy. Here's where it belongs. | Opinion
The Providence Journal via Yahoo News· 1 year agoRoseanne Camacho, of Providence, is a retired educator. The Italian American community has been...
City Hall wants to put a statue of labor activist Mother Jones in Jane Byrne Park. Jane Byrne’s...
Chicago Tribune via Yahoo Finance· 10 months agoAfter a bloody clash over the Christopher Columbus statue in Chicago’s Grant Park, then-Mayor Lori...
New Chicago monuments will honor police torture victims, labor leader Mother Jones and gospel singer...
Chicago Tribune via Yahoo News· 12 months agoCHICAGO — The city of Chicago will spend $6.8 million in grant money on eight new monuments,...
Controversial Columbus statue will have a new home — plus robust security
The Providence Journal via Yahoo News· 1 year agoThe former Providence Christopher Columbus statue has found its new home in Johnston, where it will...
Editorial: We’re smart enough as a city to leave Christopher Columbus alone
Chicago Tribune via Yahoo News· 2 years agoIf Mayor Lori Lightfoot were to follow the recent recommendations of the Chicago Monuments Project Advisory Committee and excise Christopher Columbus permanently from Grant Park, logic dictates ...
Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot Loses Reelection Bid
Blavity via Yahoo News· 1 year agoChicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot, whose election to Chicago’s highest office made history, has lost her reelection bid. CNN reported Wednesday morning that...
New ordinance would rename ‘Columbus Drive’ to ‘Barack Obama Drive’
Chicago Tribune via Yahoo News· 3 months agoThe downtown Chicago street Columbus Drive could be renamed Barack Obama Drive in a new City Council...
Lightfoot splashes into crowded Chicago mayoral field with reelection launch
Politico via Yahoo News· 2 years agoCHICAGO — Mayor Lori Lightfoot officially announced her bid for a second term on Tuesday, confirming the worst-kept secret in town. The first-term Democratic mayor is pinning her 2023 reelection ...