The City of Chicago, which owns the statues, will not be bringing the statues back to their former sites in Grant Park and Arrigo Park.

The Chicago Park District announced Thursday they reached a deal to end a lawsuit brought over the removal of Christopher Columbus statues from city parks during 2020 protests. The city will loan ...

A group is proposing to erect a statue of former Frederick Mayor Ron Young in Carroll Creek Linear Park, a park he helped create. The proposal is for a 7-foot bronze statue of the former mayor in ...

Mayor Brandon Johnson defended the decision Tuesday to permanently remove Christopher Columbus statues from two Chicago parks as an effort to show “our collective humanity.” The Grant Park and ...

CHICAGO (WLS) -- The Chicago Park District has reached a settlement in a lawsuit filed over the removal of a Christopher Columbus statue. While a judge still needs to sign off on the deal ...

CHICAGO (WLS) -- 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 ...

The Grant Park and Arrigo Park Columbus statues have hung in political limbo since then-Mayor Lori Lightfoot removed them amid protests in 2020. But Johnson’s newly appointed Park District CEO ...

When Roy paid for the initial statue in the late 1980s, and handed it over to the county for ownership so he could put it in the park, it was about $15,000. The rebuilt one will cost Garcia ...

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CBS Chicago Chicago Park District reaches deal to end lawsuits over Columbus statue removal Posted: May 2, 2025 | Last updated: May 2, 2025 The City of Chicago, which owns the statues, will not be ...

The park will feature a bronze statue of Adams, along with plaques representing his political career, and is expected to be completed by late August or September. The park's construction cost is ...