City commission says Chicago’s Columbus statue should not return

A new report from the city recommends removal or re-evaluation of numerous monuments across Chicago, including Grant Park’s Columbus statue

By Andrew Meriwether
Mayor Lightfoot says Columbus statue could return to Grant Park
The pedestal that held the Christopher Columbus statue in Grant Park sits empty. Carrie Shepherd WBEZ
Mayor Lightfoot says Columbus statue could return to Grant Park
The pedestal that held the Christopher Columbus statue in Grant Park sits empty. Carrie Shepherd WBEZ

City commission says Chicago’s Columbus statue should not return

A new report from the city recommends removal or re-evaluation of numerous monuments across Chicago, including Grant Park’s Columbus statue

By Andrew Meriwether
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A new report published by the Chicago Monuments Project recommends the removal of 13 monuments across Chicago, in addition to funding for new monuments to be designed and installed.

Reset talks with a reporter and an art historian to discuss the report and its implications.

GUESTS: Heather Cherone, political reporter for WTTW

Rebecca Zorach, professor of Art and Art History, Northwestern University