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If Mayor Lori Lightfoot were to follow the recent recommendations of the Chicago Monuments Project Advisory Committee and excise Christopher Columbus permanently from Grant Park, logic dictates that she should then immediately rename Columbus Drive. After all, a prominent city street is etched in the public consciousness far more than a statue.

Several other monuments, including those that negatively depict Native Americans, are also recommended for removal in the new report.

As a new school year begins, students and parents entering Waubonsie Valley High School in Aurora will see a big change in the depiction of the Potawatomi leader the school is named after.

Waubonsie Valley High School in Aurora has begun replacing inaccurate and offensive portrayals of Native Americans that are based on the schools Warriors nickname. The multiyear program includes a new mural and other items honoring and telling the true story of Chief Waubonsie and the Potawatomi people who lived for hundreds of years in the region.

By Julie Johansen As the Emery County Commission meeting opened on Tuesday afternoon, Emery County Assessor Kris Bell gave the Safety Minute Presentation on heat exhaustion. She outlined the signs of both heat exhaustion and heat stroke as well as the difference between the two. She warned that neither should be taken lightly as the

Sir Brian Souter tells of his school days 50 years after leaving Perth Academy, where he was almost thrown out for failing exams.

Belinda Gore has founded the Great Circle Alliance, a non profit aimed at honoring the indigenous people of Ohio and their sacred sites.

Council incumbents are unopposed; for Alamo Heights, it’s the fourth year in a row.

A Chesterfield man is facing several charges after police said he kidnapped and sexually abused a young girl.

AS we start 2022 afresh, it would be remiss not to reflect at 2021 for potential learnings in the year ahead. December 2021 ended on a sombre note in Malaysia. Unprecedented flash floods hit Selangor and Kuala Lumpur.