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Chicago Sun-Times
Chicago Sun-Times
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CST Editorial Board

Monuments committee says Goodbye Columbus, but its work mustn't end there

Protesters surround the Christopher Columbus statue in Grant Park on Friday, July 17, 2020 (Alexander Gouletas/ For the Sun-Times)

It’s hard to view the recommendations from Mayor Lori Lightfoot’s monuments committee as the final word on the fate of the Christopher Columbus statues and the city’s other problematic public art.

First, the committee’s report is advisory, meaning the mayor — as she often does on other matters — can read the recommendations and then decide to go her own way.

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