The Christopher Columbus statue in Grant Park used to be got rid of hours after Mayor Lori Lightfoot known as for its removing. Two cranes pulled as much as the statue simply ahead of 2 a.m. Friday, after hours of vocal confrontations between protesters and supporters of the statue, together with John Catanzara, president of the Fraternal Order of Police Lodge 7. The determination to take down two monuments to Columbus got here after violent clashes between police and protesters broke out closing week when activists tried to rip down a statue of the Italian explorer in Grant Park. “This statue coming down is because of the effort of Black and Indigenous activists who know the true history of
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Lightfoot orders elimination of statues of Christopher Columbus,
Mayor Lori Lightfoot has known as for the elimination of 2 monuments to Christopher Columbus after violent clashes between police and protesters broke out closing week when activists tried to rip down a statue of the Italian explorer in Grant Park. Ald. Brian Hopkins (second) instructed the Chicago Sun-Times past due Thursday that Lightfoot made “a unilateral decision” to take down that statue and every other situated in Arrigo Park at the Near West Side. Hopkins mentioned the aim was once to have them got rid of Thursday night time. “At this hour, there is discussion about postponing the removal, but the mayor has not indicated any reversal of her decision,” he mentioned. The mayor’s workplace didn’t reply
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Like the country it represents, the United States men’s soccer team entered a world of uncertainty this week. Unlike the U.S. nation itself, we can blame Mexico for the change in mood. Team USA lost 2-1 to Mexico on Friday at Mapfre Stadium in Columbus, Ohio. Rafael Marquez scored the winning goal in the 89th minute to consign the U.S. its first home loss in FIFA World Cup qualifying in 15 years. Conversely, Mexico notched its first road World Cup qualifying win over its archrival since 1972. While “El Tri” has kicked off its final round of World Cup qualifying with a bang, team USA has stumbled into an iffy future ahead of
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