Some members of Chicago’s Italian-American community say it’s time to return the Christopher Columbus statues that were removed. They held a news conference in Grant Park on Sunday with a message for Mayor Lori Lightfoot.

“Put the statues back, because it’s history. It’s part of Chicago,” said Frank Coconate of the group Hands Off Christopher Columbus. “We’re on Columbus Drive right now in front of what used to be the Columbus statue, and there is no reason – no reason – that there can’t be dialogue, and we can discuss putting these statues back.”