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At the corner of Pulaski Road and Foster Avenue on Chicago’s Northwest Side stands a statue of labor leader Samuel Gompers, welcoming people to the park that carries his name. Cast in bronze ...
Over 2,000 Axios readers chose the Standing Lincoln statue in Lincoln Park as Chicago's best. Erected in 1887, it is considered one of the great public art pieces of the 19th century. Fun fact ...
The city will loan the small Columbus statue removed from Arrigo Park in July 2020 to the Joint Civic Committee of Italian ...
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.
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 ...
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 ...
Mayor Brandon Johnson backs the plan to retire Columbus statues from Chicago's public parks. So where are they going now?
I am Cloud Gate.” The voice of Cloud Gate is David Schwimmer ’88, one of 10 Northwestern alumni who contributed to Statue Stories Chicago, which gave voice to 30 Chicago-area statues, including ...
CHICAGO — Dwyane Wade, the franchise icon utilizing the biggest Miami Heat stage he had this season, tried as he spoke on the steps of Kesaya Center that October evening when his statue was ...
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 Arrigo ...