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Columbus Day arrives, and still no Columbus statues

Por: Chicago Sun Times Nation October 11, 2022

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Columbus Day came and went without the return of statues that Mayor Lori Lightfoot ordered removed from Grant and Arrigo parks two years ago — but at least the city and a group pushing to bring back the statues are finally talking. Two months ago, the Joint Civic Committee of Italian Americans demanded that statues of Christopher Columbus be returned to Grant and Arrigo parks by Columbus Day and protected at city expense.The statues were... + full article



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