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Deal completed to loan Columbus statue removed from Arrigo Park to Italian-American group
The tentative agreement calls for the statue to be indefinitely “loaned” to the Joint Civic Committee for Italian Americans ...
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Protesters block traffic in Chicago's Loop amid nationwide May Day demonstrations
Thousands of protesters took to Chicago streets Thursday as part of nationwide and global "May Day" demonstrations.
Today in Chicago History: ‘May Day’ born after workers take to the streets to demand an eight-hour workday
Today is May 1, May Day, a workers’ holiday in most nations, although not the U.S. The holiday has its origins in Chicago, as a commemoration of the 1886 Haymarket Affair. On May 4, 1886, a bomb was ...
From Tokyo to Los Angeles, Trump’s policies loom over Labour Day marches
From Tokyo to Taipei to Manila, people across Asia marked May Day with marches and protests that spotlighted growing unease ...
Should Dallas ban extravagant Christmas lights?
It’s frustrating that the city has to expend so much time rewriting code and creating processes when residents could be more ...
Chicago City Council committee delays vote on new teen curfew proposal
Critics have said a plan to empower Police Supt. Larry Snelling to impose "snap curfews" with as little as 30 minutes notice would be unconstitutional.