Chicago mayor permanently removes all Columbus statues from city parks

Chicago mayor permanently removes all Columbus statues from city parks

"We do have to make sure that our presentation is depicting not just truth, but the best part of our existence, which is our collective humanity."

Where’s Columbus? Chicago’s Italians Mocked as Clowns & Chumbolones

By John Kass May 7, 2025 I must admit that I’m prejudiced in favor of the Italian people of Chicago, because I married one almost 40 years ago now. My Lovely Sicilian is upset and with good reason. “They’re treating us like fools, like chumbolones,” she said the other day. “Where’s the Christopher Columbus statue?” Where? It’s nowhere. It’s in the shadows, now hidden away by Mayor Brandon Johnson in a thoroughly embarrassing deal agreed to by so…