CHICAGO — A statue of Christopher Columbus in downtown Chicago's Grant Park was taken down early Friday, a week after protesters trying to topple the monument to the Italian explorer clashed with ...

Five years after statues of storied Italian explorer Christopher Columbus were toppled, beheaded and otherwise vandalized across America in the name of "social justice," the issue has once again been ...

CHICAGO (WLS) -- It's Columbus Day, a federal holiday. Chicago Public Schools recognizes it as Indigenous Peoples' Day. Schools, government offices, libraries and the postal service are closed Monday.

President Donald Trump makes it clear in his proclamation for Columbus Day this year that he wants Americans to honor Christopher Columbus, who Trump called "one of the most gallant and visionary men ...