Updated on April 9, 2021 at 8:00 pm NBC Universal, Inc. 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 Park District which he said clearly states, "there can be no alterations of not only the Columbus Statue at Arrigo Park, but also Columbus Plaza as a whole.” Get the answer to your most-asked COVID vaccine questions on our mobile NBC 5 Chicago app. Download it here for iOS or Android.