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Columbus Day

Residents criticize deal to move Christopher Columbus statue indoors

  • May 4, 2025

City reaches settlement over Christopher Columbus statue removal

  • May 2, 2025

Italian Americans, Native Americans open dialogue over Columbus Day

  • Oct 11, 2024

ABC7 celebrates Italian American Heritage Month, Columbus Day

  • Oct 9, 2023

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  • Sep 21, 2023

Lightfoot, Pritzker absent from Columbus Day parade amid controversy

  • Oct 11, 2022

Columbus Day Parade returns to Chicago's Loop amid controversy

  • Oct 11, 2022

Indigenous People's Day celebrants call for official city recognition

  • Oct 10, 2022

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Chicagoans celebrate Columbus Day, Indigenous Peoples' Day

  • Oct 13, 2025
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ABC7 to broadcast 2025 Columbus Day parade downtown Chicago

  • Oct 13, 2025
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ABC7 Chicago to feature live Columbus Day Parade broadcast

  • Oct 14, 2024
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Italian Americans, Native Americans in Chicago open dialogue over Columbus Day controversies

  • Oct 11, 2024
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Columbus Day Parade about to step off downtown Chicago

  • Oct 9, 2023
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Columbus Day parade to take place downtown Monday

  • Oct 9, 2023
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Columbus Day Parade returns to Chicago's Loop

  • Oct 10, 2022
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Columbus Day Parade returns to Chicago's Loop

  • Oct 10, 2022

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Columbus Day Parade Chicago 2022 returns to Loop | Watch ABC7 broadcast here

The Joint Civic Committee of Italian Americans, which serves the Chicagoland area, welcomed all to this year's parade.

  • Oct 10, 2022

Joint Civic Committee of Italian Americans kicks off Columbus Day celebrations with flag raising

The Joint Civic Committee of Italian Americans kicked off its Columbus Day celebrations with a flag raising Friday.

  • Oct 8, 2022

Mayor Lightfoot sued by lawyer claiming he was berated with vulgar language over Columbus statue

The lawsuit alleges Mayor Lightfoot said: "You are out there measuring your (expletives) with the Italians seeing whose got the biggest (expletive). I've got the biggest (expletive) in Chicago."

  • Mar 4, 2022

Italians seek unity on Christopher Columbus Day holiday; others push for indigenous recognition

"It's something all ethnic groups, all cultures, should be sharing in, as we believe Columbus opened the door to exploration in the new world, and, today, more than any other time, we need unity rather than divisiveness," said Ron Ornesti, president of the Joint Civic Committee of Italian Americans.

  • Oct 12, 2021

ABC7 celebrates Italian American Heritage Month with Chicago Columbus Day Parade

The hourlong event was hosted by ABC7 Windy City Weekend anchors Val Warner and Ryan Chiaverini.

  • Oct 11, 2021