Chicago mayor ordered Columbus statues removed during 2020 unrest. A lawsuit by Italian Americans claims that violated a Park District contract
by Gregory Pratt, Chicago Tribune
Jan 28, 2022
2 minutes
CHICAGO — Italian Americans seeking the return of Chicago’s Christopher Columbus statue to its former pedestal in Little Italy allege that Mayor Lori Lightfoot interfered with a Park District contract to keep the monument on display “in perpetuity,” according to a recently filed complaint.
Lightfoot has been newly added as a defendant in a lawsuit the Joint Civic Committee
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