Columbus Day

Those honoring Columbus Day and Indigenous Peoples Day both celebrated their heritage Monday, but there was disagreement about how to proceed going forward. NBC 5’s Mary Ann Ahern reports.

Illinois celebrates Indigenous Peoples’ Day in September and Columbus Day in October, but what does a new proclamation from President Joe Biden mean for the state? Lisa Chavarria reports.

Monday’s federal holiday dedicated to Christopher Columbus is highlighting the ongoing divide between those who view the explorer as a representative of Italian Americans’ history and those horrified by an annual tribute that ignores the native people whose lives and culture were forever changed by colonialism.

Calls are growing not just in Illinois, but nationwide to recognize Indigenous Peoples’ Day in place of Columbus Day.

Calls are growing not just in Illinois, but nationwide to recognize Indigenous Peoples’ Day in place of Columbus Day.

President Joe Biden has issued the first-ever presidential proclamation of Indigenous Peoples’ Day

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.

The city of Gary has replaced Columbus Day with a holiday honoring its late Mayor Richard Hatcher

Columbus Day was marked this year by more discussions about what the city should do to mark the date, as well as what the fate of statues of the controversial explorer should be. NBC 5’s Charlie Wojciechowski has the latest.

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

Columbus Day has been 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. NBC 5’s Sandra Torres reports.

As the mythology around Christopher Columbus has been corrected, many are pushing to replace Columbus Day with a celebration of Indigenous Peoples’ Day. A cultural strategist and diversity expert, Lauren Wesley Wilson, joined LX News to discuss the importance of recognizing the oppressed rather than celebrating their oppressors.

Vice President of the Joint Civic Committee of Italian Americans Ron O’Nesti speaks to NBC 5 on the meaning of Columbus Day for him and celebrating the holiday amid a pandemic.

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.

New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo marked Columbus Day by unveiling a statue of the Italian-American saint known as Mother Cabrini in lower Manhattan. The dedication of the statue on Monday comes a year after Cuomo announced that the state would commission a monument to the Roman Catholic nun who was canonized in 1946. That decision came after a commission led…

Chicago Public Schools will no longer observe Columbus Day. The Board of Education voted Wednesday to change the name to Indigenous Peoples Day. Now, the Joint Civic Committee of Italian Americans says it was done illegally.

Thanks to a decision reached at the Chicago Board of Education meeting Wednesday, students and faculty will now observe the second Monday in October as Indigenous People’s Day rather than as Columbus Day. NBC 5’s Natalie Martinez reports.

Thanks to a decision reached at the Chicago Board of Education meeting Wednesday, students and faculty will now observe the second Monday in October as Indigenous People’s Day rather than as Columbus Day. Until now, Chicago Public Schools had celebrated both holidays, but Wednesday’s decision means that only Indigenous People’s Day will be celebrated. “I think it’s great, changing...