Christopher Columbus

Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot responded Friday to a new lawsuit that claims she defamed a former park district attorney with obscenities while discussing the previously removed Christopher Columbus statues in the city.

A new lawsuit claims Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot used obscene remarks in an exchange over the removal of Christopher Columbus statues in 2020. NBC 5’s Mary Ann Ahern reports.

Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot faces a new lawsuit that claims she defamed a former park district attorney with obscenities while discussing the removal of Christopher Columbus statues in the city.

In this episode of “The Path Forward,” NBC 5’s LeeAnn Trotter talks with panelists from the Italian American Human Relations Foundation of Chicago about Christopher Columbus Day and why they are pushing for Columbus Day to keep being recognized.

Indigenous people marked Monday with celebrations of their heritage, education campaigns and a push for the Biden administration to make good on its word.

A controversial Christopher Columbus statue in South Philadelphia encased in a wooden box since last year could have its makeshift shroud removed soon after a judge’s ruling Friday.

An Italian-American organization has filed a lawsuit seeking to force the Chicago Park District to return a Christopher Columbus statue to its pedestal in the city’s Little Italy neighborhood, officials said Wednesday.

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An Italian American group has accused the city of Chicago of breaking a longstanding deal when it took down Christopher Columbus statues this past summer. NBC 5’s Patrick Fazio reports.

An Italian-American group that has called for the city of Chicago to reinstall three Christopher Columbus statues taken down last summer says the city broke a long-standing deal when it removed the statues following peaceful and violent protests. Ron Onesti, president of the Joint Civic Committee of Italian Americans, says the group recently found a 1973 agreement with the Chicago…

Officials are analyzing over 500 sculptures across Chicago and determining what should be done with some controversial statues. NBC 5’s Christian Farr reports

Baltimore’s mayor has vetoed a bill that would have rededicated a Christopher Columbus monument to victims of police violence.

An Illinois lawmaker on Monday renewed her push to change the Columbus Day state holiday to Indigenous Peoples’ Day.

Columbus Day is expected to be much different this year in Chicago – with the presence of a nationwide movement to replace the federally-recognized holiday altogether and the absence of the city’s annual parade. Still, members of Chicago’s Italian American community have planned a rally at Arrigo Park in Little Italy, a celebration they say is more important than...

Members of Chicago’s Italian American community have planned a rally for Columbus Day at Arrigo Park in Little Italy, a celebration they say is more important than ever this year. NBC 5’s Trina Orlando reports.

On Friday, the Joint Civic Committee of Italian Americans hand delivered a letter to Chicago’s mayor, asking her to return the statues to their “rightful locations.” The letter cites Mayor Lori Lightfoot’s statement regarding the fate of the statues over the summer, calling the removal of the statues “temporary.” “We understood the mayor’s stance when she took those down...

A Christopher Columbus statue on Chicago’s South Side that was left standing after two other Columbus statues were removed last week may yet be taken down, a City Council member says.

Italian Americans held a rally Sunday in Little Italy to express their anger after a statue of Christopher Columbus was removed from the neighborhood. NBC 5’s Trina Orlando reports.

From a rally in support of police officers to a Black Lives Matter protests, several demonstrations and similar large events took place Saturday in Chicago. Several CTA bus and train lines were rerouted as a result of protests in the afternoon and evening. One of the earlier events, the “Back the Blue” rally at Grant Park, aimed to show police…

Video shows the moments two Christopher Columbus statues in Chicago were taken down. One was in the city’s Grant Park and a second in the Little Italy neighborhood.