The Columbus statue in Chicago was removed due to its association with systemic racism and Columbus's history of violence against Native people.

Local Chicago officials are speaking out after protesters' attempt to tear down a Christopher Columbus statue Friday night ended in a violent clash with police.

Hundreds of protesters attempting to topple the city's Christopher Columbus statute faced off with dozens of Chicago police Friday evening.

The day after protests in Chicago near the Christopher Columbus statue in Arrigo Park, Mayor Lori Lightfoot criticized both demonstrators accused of attacking police and the police who allegedly ...

After Violence Took Over Friday Columbus Statue Demonstration, Mayor Says: 'That's Not Peaceful Protest. That's Anarchy' July 20, 2020 / 6:53 PM CDT / CBS Chicago ...

Chicago’s two Christopher Columbus statues were taken down under the cover of darkness early Friday after violent clashes broke out last week.

The Christopher Columbus statue in Grant Park was the site of a major Chicago protest, and it exposed tension between Italian Americans and Native Americans and their supporters about what to do ...

A third Christopher Columbus statue in Chicago was removed from its post early Friday morning.

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 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 ...

Demonstrators blocked traffic at Roosevelt Road and Columbus Drive. “It is time to remove this statue of white supremacy,” an activist said.