Mayor Brandon Johnson backs the plan to retire Columbus statues from Chicago's public parks. So where are they going now?

Mayor Brandon Johnson defended the decision Tuesday to permanently remove Christopher Columbus statues from two Chicago parks as an effort to show “our collective humanity.” The Grant Park and Arrigo ...

With the new deal, Mayor Brandon Johnson now holds responsibility for ending the long-running statue standoff, but urged ...

Max’s Mission, a local nonprofit dedicated to providing support for suicide loss survivors, wants to erect four new murals at Naperville’s Centennial Park.

The city announced last week that Christopher Columbus statues will not return to Grant and Arrigo parks, but Arrigo Park ...

Nor will another statue of the Italian explorer return to Arrigo Park in Little Italy, under an agreement between Chicago’s ...

The Chicago Park District reached a settlement over the 2020 removal of a Christopher Columbus statue from Arrigo Park. The statue will be loaned to a local Italian-American group for indoor display; ...

AND NEW TONIGHT. CITY ORGANIZERS IN YORK ARE TRYING TO GET NEIGHBORS TO EXPLORE THE WHITE ROSE CITY’S ART. NEW SIGNAGE WAS JUST INSTALLED AT THE ROYAL SQUARES MURAL PARK ON NEWTON AVENUE.

Marissa Sulek joined CBS News Chicago in January 2025 ... and wounding dozens more at the July 4th parade in Highland Park in 2022 will face sentencing next week. He faces a mandatory life ...

A grant intended to provide Illinois children at schools and child care centers with fresh, local food has been canceled by the Trump administration. A $26.3 million grant to help feed Illinois kids ...

After a two-year hiatus, the Jackson Park cherry blossoms are adorning the historic area on the South Side once again. Located near the Japanese Garden, the cherry trees represent renewal of life ...

Under the new ownership of Ryan Stark, the studio was transformed into the Park City Tattoo Collective — a name and concept that reflect a broader vision: “Where art meets the skin.” It’s designed to ...