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The site in Chicago's Arrigo Park where the Christopher Columbus monument once stood is now fenced off, as seen Oct. 9, 2020.

Chicago Park District stands by decision to remove Columbus statue from West Side park

April 13, 2021 at 4:41 p.m.

The Chicago Park District says it had the authority to remove a Columbus statue from a Near West Side park, despite an Italian American organization's argument that a decades-old agreement...

Robbie Galan, 72, receives the Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine from Chicago Fire Department community paramedic Pattie Mankowski at her home on March 4, 2021, in Chicago.

Cook County offers other COVID-19 vaccines to people who signed up for Johnson & Johnson

April 13, 2021 at 4:55 p.m.

Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle on Tuesday said she was confident local residents won't be deterred from getting vaccinated against COVID-19 because they're worried about the few people who...

Englewood resident Fannie Peeples gets a Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine from Friend Health nurse Syreetta Stinson at the Peace House of I Grow Chicago, March 26, 2021. I Grow Chicago teamed with Friend Health to provide 150 vaccines, coffee and doughnuts at the event.

Chicago employers could face up to $5,000 fine for not letting workers take time off to get COVID-19 vaccines

April 13, 2021 at 2:49 p.m.

Chicago businesses would face fines up to $5,000 for not allowing workers to take time off to get COVID-19 vaccines under a proposal by Mayor Lori Lightfoot that moved closer...

Dogs are seen in outside kennels in April 2018 on the property of a canine dealer in the Missouri Ozarks that operates a for-profit transport business and Dog Mother Rescue Society, a nonprofit that supplied dogs to Chicago pet stores.

Chicago alderman looks to block pet stores in the city from selling puppy mill dogs

April 12, 2021 at 4:53 p.m.

Chicago aldermen on Monday advanced a plan its supporters say will help close a loophole in the rules designed to prevent city pet stores from selling dogs from puppy mills....

Chicago aldermen move to condemn Downstate Republican congresswoman for Adolf Hitler remark she made during January speech in Washington

April 12, 2021 at 12:57 p.m.

Chicago aldermen on Monday moved to officially condemn a newly elected Downstate congresswoman who told an audience at a Washington, D.C., rally, "Hitler was right on one thing." The nonbinding...

In this file photo, faint red paint can be seen on the hand of the Christopher Columbus statue, located at Arrigo park, on Oct. 7, 2017, in the Little Italy neighborhood. The city removed the statue from the park last summer for public safety concerns.

Chicago alderman withdraws residential museum rules plan for projects such as former homes of Emmett Till and Muddy Waters

March 23, 2021 at 4:11 p.m.

A South Side alderman is withdrawing her proposal to set tougher zoning guidelines for museums such as those planned for civil rights icon Emmett Till and blues legend Muddy Waters...

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Chicago Park District stands by decision to remove Columbus statue from West Side park

Cook County offers other COVID-19 vaccines to people who signed up for Johnson & Johnson

Chicago employers could face up to $5,000 fine for not letting workers take time off to get COVID-19 vaccines

Chicago alderman looks to block pet stores in the city from selling puppy mill dogs

Chicago aldermen move to condemn Downstate Republican congresswoman for Adolf Hitler remark she made during January speech in Washington

Italian American group calls for restoring Columbus statue in Chicago’s Arrigo Park

City moves to protect ‘traditional parades’ canceled during pandemic

Alderman calls for City Council to get final say in Chicago monuments decisions

Symbolic City Council resolution addressing tensions in India voted down, after months of negotiation and pushback

Chicago alderman withdraws residential museum rules plan for projects such as former homes of Emmett Till and Muddy Waters