CHICAGO – Hundreds of protesters attempting to topple the city's Christopher Columbus statue faced off with dozens of Chicago police Friday evening in an encounter that turned violent.

Protesters surround a statue of Christopher Columbus on July 17 at Chicago's Grant Park prior to police response. Madeleine Dupre via Reuters 2020-07-18T19:55:43Z ...

They not only sharpen a PVC pipe, they're seen re-stocking the crowd with projectiles: bricks and frozen water bottles; fuel to a hot, tense Friday evening.

CHICAGO (WLS) -- A weekend of protests and violence over statues of Christopher Columbus prompted Mayor Lori Lightfoot to promise a review of the city's memorials, setting the stage for dialogue ...

Activists, officials slam Chicago police for alleged brutality in Columbus statue standoff One activist was left with her teeth knocked out when a police officer punched her in a video-recorded ...

Chicago’s two Christopher Columbus statues were taken down under the cover of ... believe the Columbus statue at Grant ... demonstrations to spark violence, according to NBC Chicago.

Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot (D) ordered a controversial statue of Christopher Columbus removed from the city’s Grant Park in the early hours of Friday morning after tense clashes between ...

CHICAGO — City officials temporarily took down two statues of Christopher Columbus early Friday morning, a week after protesters and police clashed at one of the monuments in a violent encounter ...

A third Christopher Columbus statue in Chicago was removed from its post early Friday morning. The statue was located at East 92nd Street near South Chicago and Exchange Ave on the city's South Side.

When the large crowd of protesters outside Mayor Lori Lightfoot’s home heard the news late Thursday she was giving them what they wanted — removing the statue of Christopher Columbus from ...

On Monday evening, July 20, 2020, a group of about 50 protesters called for the removal of the Christopher Columbus statue in Grant Park. Tyler LaRiviere/Sun-Times Share On Monday evening, a group ...