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Italian-American residents blast deal to move Christopher Columbus statue indoors: 'Hiding history'
Despite a recent settlement, controversy continues over the Christopher Columbus statue that was removed from Arrigo Park. The Chicago Park District has reached a settlement last week in a lawsuit ...
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City’s Plan To Permanently Remove Columbus Statues Irks Some Italian Americans
The city announced last week that Christopher Columbus statues will not return to Grant and Arrigo parks, but Arrigo Park ...
Columbus statue removed from Arrigo Park going to Italian American group
The statue will be indefinitely “loaned” to the Joint Civic Committee for Italian Americans for display at a building on ...
American tourist climbs over fence at Colosseum, impales himself on spike
An American, 47, reportedly tried to climb over a fence in Piazza del Colosseo, presumably to get a closer look at the ...
‘Every Metric We Track is Trending in the Right Direction’: Serie A’s Andy Mitchell on the League’s North American Boom
Serie A season, Italian soccer is just what American sports fans ordered. We speak with Serie A North America CEO Andy ...
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Italian American Sports Hall Of Fame Moves To Dunning, Anchoring Northwest Side’s Growing Little Italy
The National Italian American Sports Hall of Fame had to leave its home on Taylor Street in 2019 after its building was sold.
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Italian American Leaders Applaud President Trump's Support for Columbus Day
The Conference of Presidents of Major Italian American Organizations (COPOMIAO), a nonpartisan cultural nonprofit, stands behind President Trump's order to restore Columbus Day's prominence as the ...