A divide within the Native American community of Chicago took center stage in Rogers Park at what was meant to be a celebration and news conference hosted by the Indigenous Peoples’ Day Coalition-Illinois while green, red and white flags soared in the air downtown as Italian-Americans instead celebrated Columbus Day.
Muhammad Ali and Martin Luther King Jr. were honored Monday at the Chicago History Museum. Illinois’ new Jan. 17 Ali commemorative day fell on the same day as the federal King holiday.
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