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    Protesters want Chicago's Balbo monument, a gift from Mussolini, removed

    by By Tony Briscoe, Chicago Tribune Aug 23, 2017 2 minutes

    CHICAGO _ As protesters across the United States continue to call for the removal of Confederate monuments in the aftermath of a violent white supremacist rally in Charlottesville, Va., anti-fascist protesters in Chicago are now demanding a monument gifted by Italian dictator Benito Mussolini be taken down.

    About 20 protesters gathered around the Balbo monument in Burnham Park, where they

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