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Italian Americans in Chicago Demand Restoration of Demolished Columbus Statue - Report © AFP 2021 / DEREK R. HENKLE Subscribe Sputnik International https://sputniknews.com/us/202104161082644305-italian-americans-in-chicago-demand-restoration-of-demolished-columbus-statue---report/ Last summer, what began to be peaceful protests against racism and police brutality soon turned into violent riots in several cities across the US. With demonstrators vanda...

CHICAGO (WLS) -- The Chicago committee making decisions about the citys monuments is doing so behind closed doors, according to the Better Government Association. BGA senior investigative reporter David Jackson joined ABC 7 Chicago Saturday morning to talk about his latest report on transparency. The monuments project committee was formed after last summers protests to assess the public art that could be removed across the city. The committee chose 41 city monuments, but made those decisions pr...

41 Chicago monuments under review for possible removal; city launches website seeking feedback WLS Share: CHICAGO (WLS) -- Chicago is reviewing 41 statues to determine if they should be removed. Its part of an effort launched after the removal of the Christopher Columbus statue in Grant Park last summer. The public can add their input as well. They are monuments to our past that some say offer an incomplete or false narrative of history. Now the city of Chicago is beginning a process to review ...

Chicago Monuments Project identifies 41 monuments under review around the city, and asks residents for feedback and thoughts on what they represent.