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  • Last remnant of Columbus statue being removed from Grant Park as city looks to add 'rotating art'

    07/25/2025 1:19:12 PM PDT · by PBRCat · 46 replies
    The Chicago Sun-Times ^ | June 26, 2025 | Fran Spielman
    Newly appointed Chicago Park District Supt. Carlos Ramirez-Rosa issued a statement saying the temporary art would “celebrate Chicago’s diverse communities” in a proposed “Peoples’ Plaza.” The new plaza is expected to open in late summer or early fall after pavement restoration. Ron Onesti, president of the Joint Civic Committee of Italian Americans, viewed the move as a betrayal of the innovative agreement he cut with Mayor Brandon Johnson’s administration nearly three months ago. The deal called for the Columbus statue in Arrigo Park to be “loaned” to the civic committee for display in a new Chicago Museum of Italian Immigration...