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Statue Desecration

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  • Mar 10, 2025

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  • Jul 3, 2024

Man allegedly caught urinating on ex-wife's grave

  • Sep 27, 2022

Activist calls for action against former officer accused of striking

  • Jul 15, 2022

Cop accused of striking activist during Grant Park rally resigned

  • Jul 14, 2022

Activists gather to demand Christopher Columbus statues be put back

  • Oct 11, 2021

Chicago statue review committee not making transparent decisions: BGA

  • Mar 6, 2021

CPD investigating attempt to pull down McKinley Park statue

  • Nov 25, 2020

Latest Videos

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Chicago Abraham Lincoln statue defaced with anti-colonizer graffiti

  • Nov 25, 2022
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Activists gather to demand Christopher Columbus statues be put back

  • Oct 11, 2021
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Chicago statue review committee not making transparent decisions: BGA

  • Mar 6, 2021
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Chicago police investigating after attempt to pull down McKinley Park statue, monument spray-painted

  • Nov 25, 2020
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Mayor Lightfoot announces committee to review public monuments in Chicago following removal of Christopher Columbus statues

  • Aug 13, 2020
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Chicago Christopher Columbus statues in Grant Park, Little Italy removed by city

  • Jul 24, 2020
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Chicago Christopher Columbus statues in Grant Park, Little Italy removed by city; some aldermen blindsided, others applauding decision

  • Jul 24, 2020
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CPD Supt. Brown addresses protests, violence

  • Jul 20, 2020

Latest Stories

Christopher Columbus statue in South Chicago taken down 1 week after Grant Park, Little Italy statues removed

A third statue of Christopher Columbus has been taken down in Chicago Friday morning.

  • Jul 31, 2020

Mayor cites 'public safety concerns' in decision to remove Columbus statues in Grant Park, Little Italy

Chicago's Christopher Columbus statues in Grant Park and Little Italy were removed Friday morning in a controversial decision by Mayor Lightfoot.

  • Jul 27, 2020

Chicago Christopher Columbus statues in Grant Park, Little Italy removed by city; some aldermen blindsided, others applauding decision

Christopher Columbus statues in Grant Park and Little Italy were removed Friday morning.

  • Jul 25, 2020

Chicago Christopher Columbus statue in Grant Park at center of protest to be taken down by city, sources say

Multiple sources tell ABC7 Eyewitness News that Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot is planning to have crews remove the statues of Christopher Columbus from Grant Park and Little Italy.

  • Jul 24, 2020

Chicago police release video showing confrontation near Grant Park Columbus statue protest

The Chicago Police Department has released video from last week's protest at Grant Park near the Christopher Columbus statue that ended with several officers hurt.

  • Jul 20, 2020